A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .

WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .