THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage. The mystery building located somewhere in rural Hertfordshire is rumoured to have had a husband and wife living there. According to hearsay, the husband died and the wife tried to live alone but became ill and was put into care. However no-one ever returned to collect the couple’s belongings. Whatever the truth, a 1950s home stands almost untouched apart from decades of dust and clutter which is now strewn across the lopsided relic.
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .