VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

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

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .

SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a ‘thigh gap’, she didn'’t realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .

CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .