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 .

FEAST your eyes on the £500K coin-covered Range Rover that could be the world’s most blinged-out car .

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

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

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

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

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .