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

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .

A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .

LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .