Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .

A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .

A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .

WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .

CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .

This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .

HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .

AN anorexic woman whose heart stopped after she starved herself to 3st has revealed that ‘dying’ for a minute helped shock her into recovery .