STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

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 .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .

AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .