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

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .

Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .

A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

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

Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .

A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .

A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .