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.
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .