STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

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

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .

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

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .