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 .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .