Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend.A month of torrential downpours has seen some parts of England suffer the wettest January since records began more than 100 years ago, and the start of February is not looking promising.
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .
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 .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .