Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

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

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat .

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

She is about to start driving and soon will be able to legally buy alcohol and get married, but Poppy Webb-Jones still looks and thinks like a ten-year-old girl .

A CHEEKY snail fancies his chances at getting a free ride on a sunny afternoon .

Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .