An adorable black cat named John had to be rescued by firefighters after she became stuck in a drainpipe.

Following the pair's first meeting in Sochi in 2007, the German Chancellor claimed that Putin had deliberately brought along his pet Connie in an attempt to intimidate and unnerve her.

GRAPHIC WARNING: A DAD whose partner scarred him for life through a horrific glass attack when she confronted him for cheating on her has blasted a judge for not jailing her.