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 .