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

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .

THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .

A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .

A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .

Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .

A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .