Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .

Giancarlo pictured at home during his recovery, wearing his compression garments - A mother-of-three has revealed how her 10-month-old son was severely burnt at nursery .

A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

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

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 .