HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past. Step into Neil Pearson's photographs and you can see what the north looked like then and what it looks like now. The 46-year-old recreated old pictures around his home city of Salford and blended the old and the new together with some photoshop wizardry. ... (Pic by Neil Pearson / HotSpot Media) 0121 551 1004
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .