Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

Hot Air Balloon tour across Cappadocia, Turkey – With the sun rising in the distance and the spectacular landscapes below, these are the breathtaking views afforded from a hot air balloon flight in Turkey .

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

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .

A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

A helicopter has crashed landed in Central London .

It’s the must-have for any true Disney fan: a Little Mermaid themed wedding .

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 .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .