Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .

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

WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .