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.
A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .
The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .