From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

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 .

A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .

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

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

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

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .