A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

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

STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

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

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a ‘thigh gap’, she didn'’t realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .