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.
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .