SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible. The small group of European ground squirrels compete with one another as they eagerly nibble at their lunch at the Radouc Nature reserve in the Czech Republic. The lunch break was captured by 33-year-old photographer and engineer Jiri Michal, as he spent the afternoon at the reserve.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Have you ever wanted to emulate the Duchess of Cambridge's style? Well, now there's an app for that .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .