A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .

SWOOPING down from the sky, this agitated eagle is looking for a fight .

A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .

A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .