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
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .