A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .