A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .

A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .

A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .

BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .

A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .