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.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .