Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .

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 woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .