A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light. The night sky looks magical as hints of stars glisten amongst the colours. These spellbinding images of the Northern Lights were captured by Norwegian photographer Tor-Ivar Naess. Tor-Ivar developed a love for the Aurora Borealis after he became fascinated by the colour range of the natural phenomenon.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .