If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .

Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .

A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .

FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .