MESMERISING FUNGI

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..

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Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

N-ICE DAY FOR A CLIMB

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WAVING SEAL PUP

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .

BRAVE LEOPARD BEFRIENDS A CROC

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

BIRD ATTACK

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

FISH FIGHT

FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .

SUNBATHING MEERKAT MAKES THE MOST OF UK SUN

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

WEATHER TAKES BIZZARE TURN

It was sunny, now it's raining .

UNUSUAL FRIENDSHIP

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OUT-STANDING FIREFIGHTER BREAKS ENDURANCE WORLD RECORD

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ABANDONED HOBBIT HOUSE

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .