An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire. Parts of Britain are at risk of further flooding as the Met Office forecasts more heavy rain in coming days.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .