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 .

Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .

A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .

An NHS 111 call handler who was forced to save her own life after contracting sepsis has walked down the aisle at her dream wedding .

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 .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

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

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .

Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .

SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .