Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .

A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .

Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .