A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

A former waitress who quit serving tables to become a professional Britney lookalike has told how her incredible likeness has earned her £300,000 as a full time doppelganger .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

A couple from Bristol have told that they are often mistaken for father and daughter because of their huge 36 year age gap .

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

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

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .