STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event. Shot over the Grand Canyon and even downtown Los Angeles, these amazing images of lightning were taken by American photographer Scott Stulberg, 57. His love of lightning led him to move to the state of Arizona, renowned for its high frequency of storms. ‘No matter where I am, I always feel like a little kid again when I see lightning,’says Scott, of Sedona, Arizona.
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .
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Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .