SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive. Equipped with a bird, gas lamp and net, he fishes without the aid of a rod by using an unusual method - first practiced in 960 AD. The fisherman, pictured in southern China, releases a cormorant bird which dives into the water and retrieves a carp, before returning to the fisherman’s reed raft. The stunning images of cormorant fishing were captured on the River Li in Guilin, China by Russian photographer Viktoriia Rogotneva when he visited the fishermen of Guilin.
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 .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .