A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

FEAST your eyes onthe £3K luxury yurts that rock legend Mick Jagger will be basking in between Glastonbury performances this weekend .

A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .

AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

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

An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .

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