Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

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

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .

KICKING back and relaxing with his arms outstretched, this chilled-out frog appears to be loving life as he takes some time out on a water lily leaf .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .