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 .

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

STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .

BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

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

Andrea Kubinova, 30, from London, became great friends with serial killer and necrophiliac, Dennis Nilsen .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .