If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .

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

A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .

A helicopter has crashed landed in Central London .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

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 .

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .