Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion. The adorable rodent, which is just 55mm long, is dwarfed by the flower and covered with dandelion seeds. The harvest mouse was photographed by maintenance engineer Martin Snelson when he visited a farm in Ashton-in-Makerfield and spotted the curious creature.
When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a thigh gap, she didn't realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .
Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .