A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .

Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .

FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .

SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .

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