CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape. Pictures show a variety of styles beard categories from Amish and Dali to Imperial and freestyle. The entrants were part of the New Orleans Just for Men National Beard and Moustache Championships in the USA.
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
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 .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .