The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery. With the sun rising on the horizon, the beautiful vistas overlook one of the most dangerous seas in Europe. The Iroise Sea was the site of more than 30 shipwrecks between 1888 and 1904, which led to extra lighthouses being built on the coast. Italian Alessio Andreani photographed three lighthouses when he visited France.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
