Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

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 .

FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .

A GIRL nicknamed JAWS by bullies who taunted her because of her underbite is em-bracing her new post-surgery life .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .

A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .