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
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .