Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .

A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .

SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .

A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .