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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PRISON HOTEL

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WOMAN LOSES 8ST AFTER ENERGY DRINK HABIT NEARLY BLINDS HER

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SUNBATHING MEERKAT MAKES THE MOST OF UK SUN

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'GRENADE' DIET PILLS PUT AIRPORTS ON ALERT

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LONDON 2012: FUNNY OLYMPIC BAGS SAY 'THEY'RE ALL ON STEROIDS

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FIVE-WEEK-OLD NEWBORN IS UK’S YOUNGEST BEAUTY PAGEANT BABY

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

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SHARK SELFIES

NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .

FOUND NEMO

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .