Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest. The majestic photographs were captured by photographer Mars Lin, on a trip to the Dasyue Mountains, in Wulai, Taiwan. The 34-year-old says: “When I look at these photographs I feel peaceful, delighted and pure. “When you take a break and hold your breath and just look at how much beauty is surrounding you it’s astonishing.
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .