A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .

Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .

A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .

A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .