A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .

These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .

Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .