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.
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .