A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy. Alessio Andreani, of London, travelled to several spectacular settings, including Durdle Door in Dorset, England and South Stack lighthouse in Holyhead, Wales, where he photographed the Milky Way as it illuminated the scenery below. The 27-year-old, who is originally from Loreto, Italy, says: "When I take photographs of the Milky Way and stare up at all those stars, it reminds me of just how tiny I am......
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
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IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
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 Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
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This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .