AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .