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 .

A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

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

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .

At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .