PATTERNS of colourful swirls and twirls of smoke help to create these imaginative spellbinding photographs. The hypnotic and psychedelic images were created by American psychologist Mark Scalco, 49, who refers to his work as 'smokreations'. 'I've always enjoyed the patterns made by kaleidoscopes or some geometric screen-savers,' says Mark, of Durham, North Carolina. 'I remember as a kid looking for shapes in clouds and smoke.
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
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 .
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 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
