The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .

LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

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