BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .

A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

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

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 .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .