PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

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 .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .

LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .