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

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .

A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .