BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test. The one year old Eurasian brown bear cub, with the help of her mother and other siblings, scampers ten metres up the tree trunk, before perching on one of the branches. The nimble cub clings on with her claws as the tree wobbles back and forth. This adorable family bonding time was captured by Lithuanian photographers Dalia Kvedaraite, 35, and Giedrius Stakauskas, 38, on a visit to the Martinselkonen Nature Reserve, Russia.
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A talented artist has created artwork with a KICKIN' twist by painting on his pregnant wife's bump .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .