POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline.Exploding from the looming clouds, the flashes of lightning create an impressive display for the residents of Sassari, a city on the island of Sardinia, which sits to the west of Italy.Watching as bolts of lightning hit the Mediterranean Sea, photographer and student Daniele Macis stood on his rooftop and captured the phenomenon that took place earlier this month.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .