WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

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 .

CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

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

YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .

A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .

A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .