A CHEEKY snail fancies his chances at getting a free ride on a sunny afternoon .

A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .

BRITISH kingfishers love to cool off by creating a splash .

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 .

GUITARISTS that want to lay down some slick licks will soon be able to get their hands on a brand new guitar - made from oil cans .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .