Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions. The porcupines, after leaving their spikey mark, hurry away from the pack of big cats. But they are unable to escape when the pride's alpha male lion arrives and devours the retreating spine covered rodents. Amateur photographer and software tester Philip Eglise witness the battle during a trip to the Kalahari Desert, South Africa .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .
A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A shameless internet troll, who targets young girls online for fun, has slammed victims of cyber-bulling as WEAK .
A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .