A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales. England's last wild red squirrels may be hemmed in by their grey cousins - but they're still leaping free in their own woodlands. Springing over SIX-TIMES their 18-inch body length, if we humans were as good at jumping as these lords of the forest we would be able to jump clean over a Ford Transit van. Photographer Simon Phillpotts from Wensleydale, North Yorkshire took the pictures as part of a project celebrating the agile skills of Yorkshire's red squirrel population.
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .