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

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .