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 .

Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

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 .

AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .

Magical photos of your baby smiling for the first time are a priceless treasure for many a proud parent .