This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow. Standing in temperatures well below freezing, the lighthouse is transformed into a giant icicle. These stunning photographs were captured by American photographer Thomas Zakowski, 56, after he visited several frozen lighthouses on a trip to Michigan; United States after a storm hit the state. “The lighthouses were frozen solid by the waves that came crashing down against the pier,” says Thomas, of South Bend, Indiana.
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .
The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .