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

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 .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .