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 .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

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 .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .

THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .