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. The cheerless primate is not in the mood for any photographs, giving the camera the most irritated of glances. This amusing picture was taken by Louisiana writer Debi Dalio, 55, after a visit to the Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico.
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 .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .