STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity. He bobs his eyes above the water and surveys the scene, ready for his close-up. These photographs were captured by French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie, 39, after he spotted the friendly toad in the resurgence of a little river near Montpellier, France. Mathieu, of Montpellier, France, was investigating underwater in a river named 'la Bueges' when he put his hand on the river bed and the toad grabbed his fingers.
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 .
A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .