Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .

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 .

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

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .

PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .