If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .

A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .

DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .

At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .