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 .

A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

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 .

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

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 .

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .

BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-REX .

Bryanna Debinder, 20, from Pennsylvania in the USA, has lost 7 stone in order to impress her idol .

FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .

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 .