The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

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 .

Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .

Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

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 .

THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .

A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .