A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .

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

MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

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

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .