FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable. But this is a prison cell with a twist - as it's part of a HOTEL. 'Prisoners' at the hotel can experience a night locked up inside the former prison and find out firsthand what life was like inside the dingy cells, with the helping hand of a few modern necessities thrown in. The intriguing 56-room Alcatraz Hotel is located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and sees guests don striped pyjamas to really get into the spirit of their stay. Receptionist David Woodard, 23, says: “Dr. Michael Koll and Dr. Andreas Kirsch bought the former prison and had the idea to change it into a hotel in 2007, five years after it closed.
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
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 .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
