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 small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .