A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia. Amy-Louise Allen fell in love with the cartoon cat at the age of 11 and has been amassing Hello Kitty clothing and merchandise ever since. The 31-year-old’s home in Walthamstow, north-east London is packed with 5,000 items branded with the world famous white kitten, including dresses, handbags, bedding, crockery and cuddly toys.
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
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 .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .