These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create. Japanese illustrator Takanori Aiba, 58, has built the intriguing scale models of windmills, lighthouses and even the Michelin Man.He delicately uses craft paper, plaster, acrylic resin, paint and plastic to create the host of sprawling miniature communities that wrap around the tiny trees.Following his work as an illustrator for Japanese fashion magazine POPYE he has spent the last nine years producing the detailed mini worlds.The creations take at least three months to construct with his Ice Cream Package Tower taking an astonishing 18 months work. Since 2003, he has made eight models, with 10 more planned over the next few years.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .
FEAST your eyes onthe £3K luxury yurts that rock legend Mick Jagger will be basking in between Glastonbury performances this weekend .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-REX .
A woman has spent over £11k to get the perfect body after a 9st weight loss left her with excess skin .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .