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.
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
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HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
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DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
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This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .