It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .

A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

A man has spent almost £100K on lip fillers, Botox and designer clothing in a bid to look like Kim Kardashian .

A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

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 .