A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .