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 .

When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .

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

At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .

THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A woman has revealed how she was left scarred for life after accidentally falling into a bonfire at a friend’s BBQ .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .