Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .

A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .

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 .

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .

LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .