A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .

A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .

SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

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

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .