A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

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

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .

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

AN anorexic woman whose heart stopped after she starved herself to 3st has revealed that ‘dying’ for a minute helped shock her into recovery .

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .

A Canadian photographer has captured crystal clear mirror images of Toronto's architecture reflected in puddles - simply by using his iPhone .

From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .