A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

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

A nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .

THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .