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 .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

It was sunny, now it's raining .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .

A helicopter has crashed landed in Central London .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .