STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life. Now, Tavern Bland and the Fresh from the Farm Shop have become dusty tributes to the 1970s and 1980s. The pub and the shop in Haxey in North Lincolnshire have been abandoned for a number of years. The last time there were residents in either is unknown, but the contents of both buildings remain intact…
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
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 .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .