SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .

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

COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .

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 .

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 .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .

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

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .