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 .

FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .

A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .

A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

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

A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .