A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

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

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .