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 .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .