IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA. However this natural wonder is in fact on planet earth inside of a grotto containing hundreds of thousands of Glowworms. Tourists are dazzled as they sail through the world's only cave that is filled with the incandescent insects. These amazing images are from the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand, a unique location formed from 30 million years of volcano activity.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
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 .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .