FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens. These amazing illustrations were created by Portuguese solicitor and artist Samuel Silva, who has had a strong interest in drawing since he was two years old. ‘I have been interested in drawing since the very first time I ever touched a pencil and a sheet of paper, when I was two years old.’ says 31 year old Samuel, now of London. ‘After that day, I never stopped drawing. Unlike most children, I didn’t start by scribbling; I just instinctively drew straight away.
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .