THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .

A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .

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