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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
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Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .