A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

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

A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .

Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .

A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .

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

CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

A psychology student from California looks so much like Game of Thrones' Jon Snow that he is mobbed by fans of the fantasy show .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .