From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .

A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .

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

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

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

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .

MEET the painter who makes his living squirting paint from his EYES .

Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .