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.
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
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 .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .