THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .

For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

RAISING his foot into the air, this cheeky monkey offers an unusual wave .

A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .

IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .

A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .