It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .

A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .

WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

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 .

THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .

STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .