A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .

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 .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

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 .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A mum-of-two has splashed out £20k on her seven reborn dolls, but refuses to treat her real kids .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .