IDYLLIC ICELAND

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood. From Prometheus to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Game of Thrones, Iceland is home to some of the most popular films and TV shows. ‘It’s no surprise at all that Hollywood is filming in Iceland,’ says photographer Peter Rolf Hammer, of Melbourne, Australia.. ‘The scenery is spectacular.'

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TOY CAR ADVENTURES

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OUT-STANDING FIREFIGHTER BREAKS ENDURANCE WORLD RECORD

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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE BUG KIND

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AMAZINGLY DETAILED PENCIL SCULPTURES

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BRITISH KINGFISHER SPLASH

BRITISH kingfishers love to cool off by creating a splash .

ARRR-DORABLE ONE-EYED PIRATE KITTEN

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UNDERGROUND CHIC

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ENTER THE LOST WORLD

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ARTIST TURNS DAUGHTER'S DOODLES INTO WORKS OF ART

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

STRIPED MARLIN SPEARS ITS CATCH

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

£10,000 REWARD FOR JOHN ANSLOW

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