LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London. Aware of her hitchhikers, the female red deer seems unfazed as the starlings arrive. The scene was photographed by 16-year-old student Samuel Aron on a day out in Richmond Park, London. Samuel, of Watford, says: ‘I have seen this behaviour before from starlings, but I have never seen so many on one deer.
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .