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.
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .