A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings. From the rocky coast of Cornwall to grassy cliffs on the Isle of Skye, Alessio Andreani pictured lighthouses in five beautiful locations. The 26-year-old, of London, says: "I love taking photos of lighthouses. They probably are my favourite subject in photography. "They are one of the few man-made constructions that I feel actually add something to the landscape, and I love how they are able to face big waves and terrible weather for a really long time."
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .