HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

Those with a fear of flying and a ticket to Lukla Airport will want to look away now .

A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .

FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

A woman has taken her house back in time - by spending £10,000 to transform it into her Victorian dream home .