BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera. After spending a morning stealing a stash of nuts and seed from his squirrel friends, he sits down to enjoy his well-earned lunch. The pictures of this cheeky squirrel were captured by emergency services worker Claire Hartley, 35, on a trip to Hartsholme Park, near Lincoln. “Several squirrels had been competing to get as many nuts as possible,” says Claire, of Lincoln.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .