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.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
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 .