DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

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 .

A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .

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 .

FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .

Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .

A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .

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

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .

A woman left disfigured and traumatised by an addiction to lip filler injections has issued a warning to others searching for the perfect pout after the plastic chemicals nearly killed her .

SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .