Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .

SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .

A teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique .

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

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

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

A mother-of-four has revealed how, like the Beckhams, she’s added an outside toilet to her home .