The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery. With the sun rising on the horizon, the beautiful vistas overlook one of the most dangerous seas in Europe. The Iroise Sea was the site of more than 30 shipwrecks between 1888 and 1904, which led to extra lighthouses being built on the coast. Italian Alessio Andreani photographed three lighthouses when he visited France.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .