Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .

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

Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .

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 .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2 .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .

WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .