Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .

A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

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 .

This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .