STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .

In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove .

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

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

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .