The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

This Valentine's Day is set to be purrfect for one loved up couple .

RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .

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

Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .