ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight. Wildlife photographer Simon Phillpotts spotted the adorable squirrel in the woods by his house in the Yorkshire Dales. The 41-year-old, of Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, says: “Red squirrels are often very inquisitive and while they can’t roll a snowball, this one looks like he might have managed it and could be about to lob it at someone. ‘This was one of the cheekiest and most curious squirrels in my woodland, and as soon as he saw the snowball he ran over to it to take a closer look.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .