A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .

AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

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 .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

Those with a fear of flying and a ticket to Lukla Airport will want to look away now .

A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .