A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

A woman who was cyberstalked before being shot and paralysed by her ex-husband is campaigning to raise awareness for stalking victims .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .

A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

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