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

A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .

This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

Meet the real life princess who has spent £10k transforming herself into nine Disney beauties .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .