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 .

THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

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 .

TWO Little Owls perch on a fence as they enjoy their dinner .

WELCOME to the Hidden Beach - the world's most idyllic BOMB SITE .

SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .

A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .

THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .