A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
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A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .
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Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .
A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .
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A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .