Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice. These adorable photographs were taken by Canadian photographer Dennis Minty, 67, when he was working as a polar bear guide on the west side of Hudson Bay, Canada. “This is where bears gather through October and November, in anticipation of the freeze-up of the Bay,” says Dennis, of Newfoundland and Labrador.
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
Kaitlin pictured aged nine - Heart pounding, Kaitlin Womack stared in shock at a Facebook post on her phone .
An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .
A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .