From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .

COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .