ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .

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 .

An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .

A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .

The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .

A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .

Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .

A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .