It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

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

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .

BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .