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'.
An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A woman has spent over £11k to get the perfect body after a 9st weight loss left her with excess skin .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .