Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion. The adorable rodent, which is just 55mm long, is dwarfed by the flower and covered with dandelion seeds. The harvest mouse was photographed by maintenance engineer Martin Snelson when he visited a farm in Ashton-in-Makerfield and spotted the curious creature.
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
