CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory. From the bustling metropolis of London to the tranquility of Cornwall, one photographer captures the stark and stunning contrast. These photographs were taken by Italian photographer Alessio Andreani. The 26 year old says: ‘London is where I live now, after moving from Italy recently.'
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
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