WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

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 .

Kaitlin pictured aged nine - Heart pounding, Kaitlin Womack stared in shock at a Facebook post on her phone .

An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon .

A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .