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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A former size 30 comfort-eater ditched her husband and lost over 10st after he called her a 'fat cow' .
A woman whose daughter committed suicide after being raped as a child, has revealed she donated her organs - saving four peoples’ lives .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .