POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

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 .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .