The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .

LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .