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

A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

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

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

Aged 27, I was swept off my feet by my gorgeous husband, Lee, now 42 .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .

Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .