Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .

USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .

A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .

This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .

A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .