From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy. Ranging from the morning sunrise to the night sky, the images catch these calm and tranquil settings in all their glory. Taken by photographer Alessio Andreani, 24, they depict the different moods for each shot, alternating from the bright and cheery greenery of Italy, to the dark and still rivers of France. The wonderful shots, taken throughout 2012, also manage to display the changing colours of the mountains and lakes, from oranges to yellows and purples to blues.….
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .