PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .

A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

A mum has warned of the dangers of child eating disorders, after her 10-year-old daughter developed anorexia when school bullies branded her ‘FAT’ .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

When Kylie Holgate discovered her fiancé was having an affair, her world came crashing down .