From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland. The elusive natural phenomenon, also known as the Northern Lights, was photographed by Lana Tannir when she was on a six day trip through northern Finland. The 24-year-old student visited Urho Kekkonen National Park, located in Saariselkä, Finland, as well as a nearby igloo village, named Kakslauttanen. Lana, of Starnberg, Germany, says “Seeing the Northern Lights cannot simply be described with only one emotion.
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
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 .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .