A nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .

A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .

A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

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

At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .