The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

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 .

SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .

A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .

A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .

When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .

A mother-of-one has revealed how a neighbour’s friend ‘mauled’ her face, leaving her scarred for life .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .