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..
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
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 .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .