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.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
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 BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
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 .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .