BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera. After spending a morning stealing a stash of nuts and seed from his squirrel friends, he sits down to enjoy his well-earned lunch. The pictures of this cheeky squirrel were captured by emergency services worker Claire Hartley, 35, on a trip to Hartsholme Park, near Lincoln. “Several squirrels had been competing to get as many nuts as possible,” says Claire, of Lincoln.
A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .