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 .

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

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

AFTER splashing out on sexy black lingerie, Paige Way was excited for a romantic night away at a swanky hotel with her boyfriend .

When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .

A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .