Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .

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

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .

She was recently named Best Dressed Woman in a new list and is regarded as one of the most stylish women in the world .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .

One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .

Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .