Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .

AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .

LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .

SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .