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

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .

A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .

TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .