AERIALS OF FLOODING ON SOMERSET LEVELS

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

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AN OTTER-ONE BITES THE DUST

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CAMOUFLAGED NORTHERN POTOO BIRD IS A MASTER OF DISGUISE

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BIKINI DIVER SWIMS WITH SHARKS

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STREET FIGHTER CRAZE SPREADS TO LONDON

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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF INDIANS

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 .

GIANT CANYON SWING

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BABY WHALE AND MOTHER LAP UP TOURIST ATTENTION

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ADORABLE STOAT HUNTS IN THE SNOW

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FREEZING MANATEES STRUGGLE TO STAY WARM

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CHERNOBYL - 28 YEARS ON

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WOMAN TRANSFORMS HERSELF INTO CARTOON CHARACTERS USING PAINT

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