YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .