The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

A former size 30 comfort-eater ditched her husband and lost over 10st after he called her a 'fat cow' .

Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .

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

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .

STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .

This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .