CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .

A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .

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

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .