Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .

KICKING back and relaxing with his arms outstretched, this chilled-out frog appears to be loving life as he takes some time out on a water lily leaf .

IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .

CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .

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 .

HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

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

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .