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......
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
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A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
