Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .

Those with a fear of flying and a ticket to Lukla Airport will want to look away now .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .