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 .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

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

These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .

Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .

FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

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

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .