Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .

With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .

A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .