A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light. The remarkable scene, known as the Northern Lights or aurora borealis, is a lot closer to home than some might expect, and can be seen from the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. These beautiful images were taken by Scottish fish and chip shop owner Colin Cameron, 37. Having fallen in love with the natural phenomenon at a young age, the Isle of Lewis native wanted to capture the aurora sky in all its glory.
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
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 .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .