DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

THIS caring wallaby shares her lunch with a hungry pigeon .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A mum-of-one has revealed how her one-year-old daughter suffered second and third degree burns to 22% of her body after pouring boiling water over herself .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .

From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .