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.'
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
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 .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .