STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity. He bobs his eyes above the water and surveys the scene, ready for his close-up. These photographs were captured by French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie, 39, after he spotted the friendly toad in the resurgence of a little river near Montpellier, France. Mathieu, of Montpellier, France, was investigating underwater in a river named 'la Bueges' when he put his hand on the river bed and the toad grabbed his fingers.
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .