Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

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 teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique .

An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .

An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .

From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .