From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy. Ranging from the morning sunrise to the night sky, the images catch these calm and tranquil settings in all their glory. Taken by photographer Alessio Andreani, 24, they depict the different moods for each shot, alternating from the bright and cheery greenery of Italy, to the dark and still rivers of France. The wonderful shots, taken throughout 2012, also manage to display the changing colours of the mountains and lakes, from oranges to yellows and purples to blues.….
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
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 .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .