Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

A mother-of-one has revealed how a neighbour’s friend ‘mauled’ her face, leaving her scarred for life .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .

When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .