AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns. Captured 20 million light years away, this is star gazing at its best. These amazing photographs were taken by English sales manager Terry Hancock, 60. He is able to capture the astounding images from his back garden in Michigan, America. ‘My astronomy photographs all show deep sky objects, many of them thousands or millions of light years away from Earth,’ says Terry, originally of Burnley, Lancashire.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .