Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .

FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .