PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

A couple have got engaged after the bride-to-be’s boyfriend set her a Facebook ‘likes’ challenge .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

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

Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .

A shameless internet troll, who targets young girls online for fun, has slammed victims of cyber-bulling as WEAK .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .