IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK. Located millions of light years away from Earth, the patterns burst with colour but are unable to be seen clearly with the naked eye. Photographer Terry Hancock captured the images using a specialist astronomy camera attached to a telescope, from the comfort of his own back garden in Fremont, Michigan, USA. The 61-year-old sales manager, originally from Burnley, Lancashire, says: “My pictures are all long exposures of galaxies, nebulae and star clusters, which range in distance from thousands to many millions of light years away from Earth.
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .