Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-REX .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months .

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

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .