WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits .

A personal trainer who was dumped over a life-changing sleep disorder has finally found love .

WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .

A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .

A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .