A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF. Etherial beauty, Melynda Moon, 23, paid £250 to have her ears pointed to resemble the fanciful creatures from her favourite film, The Lord of the Rings. The human elf, from Guelph in Ontario, Canada has always felt like she comes from a different realm and believes she was a fairy in her past life. Ms Moon, who underwent the body modification in August 2011 changed her name by deed poll and admits she has always felt 'different'.
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .