Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
