TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo. The Sumatran tiger cubs are given a full examination by zoo staff to ensure they’re in purr-fect shape. The trio, born to mother Kirana and father Fabi on 2nd January, huddle together after their checks, which included being examined, sexed, weighed and vaccinated.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .
A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .