Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

A woman has lost over 13st after beating her addiction to POTATOES .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

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

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

This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .