WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .

A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .