Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

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

Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .

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

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .

Two sisters from Hampshire who suffered botched nose jobs have spent £19 .