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

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .

A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .

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

The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .

A "supermoon" rises this weekend .

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 .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .