A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post. These adorable photographs of two playful bear cubs and their watchful mum were captured by American nature photographer D. Robert Franz, 56, on a visit to Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. 'What we see in these photographs is the interaction between the mother brown bear and her two cubs,' says D. Robert, of Cody, Wyoming.
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
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 BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .