FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .

With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .