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

SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .

FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

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 .

A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

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 .

Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .