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.
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
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 .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .