If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

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

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .

YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .

WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .