The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .

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 .

After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .

Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .