STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity. He bobs his eyes above the water and surveys the scene, ready for his close-up. These photographs were captured by French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie, 39, after he spotted the friendly toad in the resurgence of a little river near Montpellier, France. Mathieu, of Montpellier, France, was investigating underwater in a river named 'la Bueges' when he put his hand on the river bed and the toad grabbed his fingers.
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 .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
GUITARISTS that want to lay down some slick licks will soon be able to get their hands on a brand new guitar - made from oil cans .
Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .
Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .
FEAST your eyes on the £500K coin-covered Range Rover that could be the world’s most blinged-out car .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .