STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

Aged 27, I was swept off my feet by my gorgeous husband, Lee, now 42 .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

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

THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .

A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .