TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .

A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

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

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .

A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .