Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .

EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .