This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

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 .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .

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

A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .