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.
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .