Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .

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 .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .

Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .