WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .