COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice. The ice emits a blue glow as the climbers make their way down and move through the glacier. The stunning photographs were captured by American glacier trekking guide Jared Carlson on a trip to the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. The 36-year-old was joined by climbing friend Jason Nelson, 37, as the pair explored the moulin, which is a circular, vertical well-like shaft within a glacier.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .