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 little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .