A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

A Kermit the Frog toy made famous by travelling the world is still globehopping, having racked up an incredible 420,000 kilometres to some of the world's furthest flung places .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

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

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A mother-of-one has revealed how a neighbour’s friend ‘mauled’ her face, leaving her scarred for life .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .