Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .

An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .

With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .

The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

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 .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum .

CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .