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 .

A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .

A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .

Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .

A woman has taken her house back in time - by spending £10,000 to transform it into her Victorian dream home .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .