With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .

CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

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 .

THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .

A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .