In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove .

A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

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 .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .