A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .

WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .