The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .

A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .