An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

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

A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .

From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .

A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

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

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .