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 .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .

FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .

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 .

LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .

A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .