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

A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .

With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .

A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .

A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .