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. Brit photographer Simon Phillpotts captured a family of red squirrels darting about in the freshly fallen snow, looking frantically for somewhere to hide their nuts. The adorable squirrels were caught on camera near Hawes, North Yorks., as the country surrenders to the annual traffic and travel chaos caused by widespread snowfall. Simon braved the freezing temperatures to grab these amazing shots of the squirrels as they frolicked in the snow, jumping into drifts and hunting for grub amongst the white stuff. Simon said: "They were just running around, burying nuts - they don't stop, even in winter.
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
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 .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
