LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .

A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .

Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

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

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 .

When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .