LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .

A helicopter has crashed landed in Central London .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

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 .

CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .