Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

Magical photos of your baby smiling for the first time are a priceless treasure for many a proud parent .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .

A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

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

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .