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 .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .

Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

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

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .