STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event. Shot over the Grand Canyon and even downtown Los Angeles, these amazing images of lightning were taken by American photographer Scott Stulberg, 57. His love of lightning led him to move to the state of Arizona, renowned for its high frequency of storms. ‘No matter where I am, I always feel like a little kid again when I see lightning,’says Scott, of Sedona, Arizona.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .