From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy.

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THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner.

Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents.

SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers.

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years.

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch.

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain.

A Game of Thrones obsessed couple have fallen in love after meeting at a comic convention dressed as lovestruck characters Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drago.

AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex.

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon.

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child.