A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano. Captured in East Java, Indonesia, these images capture the annual meteor shower that takes place above Mount Bromo. The spectacular photographs were captured by Singapore photographer Justin Ng. 'In these photographs you can see the meteor shower taking place above the active volcano, Mount Bromo, which was spewing sulphur,' says 36 year old Justin.
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
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 .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
