WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

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

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

A GLAMOUR model who has spent £22K on cosmetic procedures is hoping that a revolutionary new treatment to give her a designer vagina will end her quest for perfection .

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .