SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .

A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

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 .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .

A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .

A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .