SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other. The lumbering pair's sibling rivalry heats up the frosty winter setting in snow swept Alaska. American photographer and tour guide, Matthew Studebaker, 30, managed to capture these extraordinary shots in 25 miles per hour wind on Barrier Islands, Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. No strangers to the freezing weather, the playful polar bears sparred in temperatures of minus six degrees. "These siblings were teasing each other and sparring during a snowstorm," explains Matthew of Richfield, Ohio.
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .
A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .