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.
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .