MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .

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

A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .

A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .

SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .