At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .

An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .