WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

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

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .