Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .

A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

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

A woman who was cruelly called ‘tumour girl’ by bullies has finally found love .

A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .