A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art. On seeing road kill on the side of a road, most people’s stomachs would turn. But these oddball photographs show how Scottish photographer Rowan Corkill, 26, gamely picked up the squashed critters and popped them in his mouth for his self-portrait project, which took place in 2010. ‘This is something that most human beings don’t do,’ said Rowan. ‘We have hands to hold things and we would never consider eating a random wild bird or squirrel…
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .