Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .

Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .

THIS caring wallaby shares her lunch with a hungry pigeon .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .