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 .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .

An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .

WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

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

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .