BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera. After spending a morning stealing a stash of nuts and seed from his squirrel friends, he sits down to enjoy his well-earned lunch. The pictures of this cheeky squirrel were captured by emergency services worker Claire Hartley, 35, on a trip to Hartsholme Park, near Lincoln. “Several squirrels had been competing to get as many nuts as possible,” says Claire, of Lincoln.
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals.
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS.
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado.
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000.
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood.
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.