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.
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 .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .