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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CEMETERY FINES

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LAST MILITARY HOSPITAL TIME CAPSULE

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LEAPING WOOD MOUSE

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OKLAHOMA TORNADO

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BABY WHALE AND MOTHER LAP UP TOURIST ATTENTION

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UNIQUE TREEHOUSES: A NIGHT UNDER THE STARS

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SLEEPING IN THE WILDERNESS

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

HUNGRY TURTLE ATTRACTS AN AUDIENCE

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BOOM SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE THE ROOM

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STUNNING INTERSTELLAR PATTERNS

IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .