A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

RAISING his foot into the air, this cheeky monkey offers an unusual wave .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .

A woman who was cruelly called ‘tumour girl’ by bullies has finally found love .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

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