BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .

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

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .

LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .