A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy. Jacopo Rigotti, of Val Di Cembra, Trento, Italy, photographed the bird as she flew towards her nest, located in the trunk of a black pine tree, before feeding her hungry chicks a beakful of insects. The 25-year-old photographer says: "I decided to set up the camera on a tripod at the base of the tree, along with a flash that would help to prevent shadows in the photographs."
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
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 .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .