A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

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 .

An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

A psychology student from California looks so much like Game of Thrones' Jon Snow that he is mobbed by fans of the fantasy show .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

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

These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .