A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .

TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

Diners on this aeroplane are never disappointed with their meal, because the decommissioned aircraft is now home to an air-mazing McDonald’s restaurant .

Kaitlin pictured aged nine - Heart pounding, Kaitlin Womack stared in shock at a Facebook post on her phone .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .