Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .

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

HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .

Aged 27, I was swept off my feet by my gorgeous husband, Lee, now 42 .

FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .

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