WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .

Bryanna Debinder, 20, from Pennsylvania in the USA, has lost 7 stone in order to impress her idol .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .

A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .

When Louise Steen walked down the aisle, she imagined a perfect future with her older hubby – but her life would soon become a living hell .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .

THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .