A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .