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 .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

EXTRAORDINARY elephants create beautiful paintings in Thailand .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

A mother-of-four has revealed how, like the Beckhams, she’s added an outside toilet to her home .

Working at a height of 36,000ft, pilots may have the best view in the world .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .

A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .

FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .