The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

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

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

A woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

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

When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a ‘thigh gap’, she didn'’t realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .

The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .

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