HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .

A couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last week and have received a special card from newly crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .