A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .

This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .

A Kermit the Frog toy made famous by travelling the world is still globehopping, having racked up an incredible 420,000 kilometres to some of the world's furthest flung places .

These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .