A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .

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 stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .