PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

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 .

WELCOME to the Hidden Beach - the world's most idyllic BOMB SITE .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .

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

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

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

WOMB STROKE SURVIVOR AMAZES DOCS BY TAKING FIRST STEPS - A little girl who suffered a catastrophic stroke in the womb which would have killed an adult has stunned the medical world by learning to walk, talk and see .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .

When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .