From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

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 mum has warned of the dangers of child eating disorders, after her 10-year-old daughter developed anorexia when school bullies branded her ‘FAT’ .

A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .

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

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .