STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .

Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .

WELCOME to the 750-foot deep rainbow cave that leaves visitors bewildered by its multi-coloured mood lighting .

A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .