A rare butterfly has returned to the Lancashire countryside after a 100 year absence. The large heath butterfly is being reintroduced to Heysham Moss, Lancashire. This breed of butterfly was last recorded at the site at the beginning of the 20th century. The reintroduction project has involved Chester Zoo, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and funder Lancashire Environmental Fund.
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
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 .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .