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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A woman has celebrated the end of her marriage to her unfaithful husband by throwing herself a DIVORCE PARTY .
THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .
A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .