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.
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .