HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard. The former flagship of the Royal Navy will now be turned into slabs of steel and sold by the Kilo. The 22,000 ton ship, which carried 22 aircraft and had a complement of 1,051, was retired five years ahead of schedule in 2011, a high-profile casualty of the government’s controversial defence cuts. Tears were shed when, after more than a quarter of a century of service, Britain’s most famous warship left Portsmouth last month and began her final solemn journey.The mighty aircraft carrier was sold to ship recycling firm Leyal for £2.9m, where it now faces the ultimate indignity of being taken apart like a scrapped second hand car.
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
An NHS 111 call handler who was forced to save her own life after contracting sepsis has walked down the aisle at her dream wedding .
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A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .