Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .

A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .

A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

A man has lost an incredible 20st after his addiction to food left him £15k in debt .

This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .

Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .