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......
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A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
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Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .