WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

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

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 .

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .