These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .