DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

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

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

A teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique .

Bryanna Debinder, 20, from Pennsylvania in the USA, has lost 7 stone in order to impress her idol .

High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .