A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack. Donna Jeffrey, 32, was nuzzled awake by plucky pooch Storm, a five-year-old female German Shepherd, while she was struggling to breathe during an asthma attack - twice in one week. Amazingly, Storm has never been trained as an assistance dog.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .