An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .

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

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .