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 .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .

A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .