PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

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 .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .

A woman whose daughter committed suicide after being raped as a child, has revealed she donated her organs - saving four peoples’ lives .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

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 .

A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .

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