A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .

Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .

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 .

LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .

WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .