A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .

A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .

A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

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 .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

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 .