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

THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .

THIS caring wallaby shares her lunch with a hungry pigeon .

This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .

A mother-of-three who weighed almost 16st has revealed how she lost 7 .

WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .

A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .