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.
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .