LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

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

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

A CHEEKY snail fancies his chances at getting a free ride on a sunny afternoon .

An NHS 111 call handler who was forced to save her own life after contracting sepsis has walked down the aisle at her dream wedding .

MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .