Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums. Rather than showcasing skimpy outfits or the latest celebrity crushes, the Women of Strength 2014 calendar celebrates inspirational mums from across the UK. These are women who have overcome illness, domestic violence and disabilities to raise their children. The calendar has been created by single mum Dawn Cousins, 39, and all proceeds will go to Mothers 2 Mothers, an international charity helping to prevent paediatric AIDS in Africa. The mum of four from Harrow, London, said she was inspired to create the calendar to empower mums.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
Marisah pictured today with scarring to her left arm - A mother-of-one has revealed how she almost died after suffering a seizure whilst driving that caused her car to crash into a tree and burst into flames .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .
A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .