Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

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

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .

It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .

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 .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .