A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - LETHAL BIRTHMARK NEARLY SUFFOCATES GIRL: Zoe Mitchell when she was two-weeks-old .

A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .