FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .

A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .