WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES. The luminous green lights that glow from the insects help to give the impression of an extract from a fairy-tale. The magical photographs were taken by photographer Takaaki Ishikawa, 55, on a trip to Nagoya City in Japan. 'Fireflies are very delicate creatures, so it is important to not catch or disturb them,' said Takaaki
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
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 BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .