Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

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

A personal trainer who was dumped over a life-changing sleep disorder has finally found love .

THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .

The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .

Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .