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
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .