The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .

A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .

A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .

A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .

A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .