A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .

DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .

A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .

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

A woman who left a fellow nightclubber needing plastic surgery after savagely biting her on the hand because she was hungry, has been spared prison .