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.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .