Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut. Pictured in a frosty forest with their little paws dusted with snow, the pair of squirrels reach for and pass around the nut. The brilliant images were captured by radio company engineer Vadim Trunov when he spotted these sporty squirrels in a forest in the Voronezh region of Russia. The 30-year-old, of Voronezh, Russia, says: “I started taking pictures of squirrels in the woods two months ago.
A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .
A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
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 .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .