A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

A teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique .

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

WOMB STROKE SURVIVOR AMAZES DOCS BY TAKING FIRST STEPS - A little girl who suffered a catastrophic stroke in the womb which would have killed an adult has stunned the medical world by learning to walk, talk and see .

MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .