FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable. But this is a prison cell with a twist - as it's part of a HOTEL. 'Prisoners' at the hotel can experience a night locked up inside the former prison and find out firsthand what life was like inside the dingy cells, with the helping hand of a few modern necessities thrown in. The intriguing 56-room Alcatraz Hotel is located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and sees guests don striped pyjamas to really get into the spirit of their stay. Receptionist David Woodard, 23, says: “Dr. Michael Koll and Dr. Andreas Kirsch bought the former prison and had the idea to change it into a hotel in 2007, five years after it closed.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
