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. The RSPCA has brought two separate cases to court against pet owners Michael Clifford Harness and Shaun Parkin, both from Hull, in what they are calling some of the worst conditions inspectors had ever witnessed. The flea infested homes were both found to be housing several animals, some who had infections from the revolting conditions including one dog that had chewed off its own tail. Inspectors at the animal charity were shocked to discover the properties teeming with fleas, covered in urine and faeces and filled with rubbish. Most of the animals were found to be starving.
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
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 .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .