HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .

BRITISH kingfishers love to cool off by creating a splash .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .

A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .