Time is flying by as we approach the middle of January, and though this winter is shaping up to be a biter, there’s no shortage of events to raise your spirits in the throes of seasonal gloom.

One person said: "My gran always warned me when she was a kid someone went through the frozen pond ice, didn't return and it gave me the absolute fear." Another comment reads: "We used to live there ...

These are bigmouth buffalo fish, and they are the world's longest-lived freshwater fish. Some live for over 100 years. Every year, these huge fish – which can weigh more than 50lb (23kg ...