A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .

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

SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .

WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .