An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .

A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

A woman who was addicted to eating curries has shed an impressive 8st after giving up her favourite food .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .