Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .

A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .

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 .

A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .

A Game of Thrones obsessed couple have fallen in love after meeting at a comic convention dressed as lovestruck characters Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drago .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .