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 .

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .

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 .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2 .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

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 .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .