It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .

COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .

A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .

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 .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .