LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime. The brother and sister embrace with a friendly hug, as they catch their breath after a busy afternoon. These adorable photographs were captured by Russian photographer Alexey Tishchenko, 43, after his love of wildlife and nature led him into photography. Pictured in Churchill, Canada, these images capture the cute relationship between these two bears perfectly. 'These young polar bears are brother and sister,' explains Alexey.
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .