While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags. Illustrator Tobatron aka Toby Leigh has designed three tote bags in collaboration with accessories designer Elaine Burke which feature a pastiche of the London 2012 logo as well as some rather tongue-in-cheek slogans. The bags say "They're all on steroids", "It only took me three hours to get to work" and "I'm renting my flat to a fat American family." But while some might assume the three screen-printed designs are a snide slight towards the games, rest-assured the bags are actually being sold to raise money for a charity called Khama, which offer support and sustainable employment for women in Malawi. Locog - the London Games organising committee - has been frequently blasted over the last few weeks, as the strict branding rules set up to protect London 2012 sponsors become ever more draconian.
FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .
THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .