A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .