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

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .