WOMB STROKE SURVIVOR AMAZES DOCS BY TAKING FIRST STEPS - A little girl who suffered a catastrophic stroke in the womb which would have killed an adult has stunned the medical world by learning to walk, talk and see .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .

For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .