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 .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

A psychology student from California looks so much like Game of Thrones' Jon Snow that he is mobbed by fans of the fantasy show .

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .