RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

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

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

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

LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .