A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .

A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .