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 .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .

A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .

Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .

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 .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .