AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .

Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .

A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

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

An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .