AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

A Kermit the Frog toy made famous by travelling the world is still globehopping, having racked up an incredible 420,000 kilometres to some of the world's furthest flung places .

A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .

A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .

This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .

A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .