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 Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
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 .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .