The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .

Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .