KICKING back and relaxing with his arms outstretched, this chilled-out frog appears to be loving life as he takes some time out on a water lily leaf .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

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

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 .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

A CHEEKY snail fancies his chances at getting a free ride on a sunny afternoon .

At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .

A woman has taken her house back in time - by spending £10,000 to transform it into her Victorian dream home .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .