A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

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

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .

A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .