With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .