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
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .