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."
A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .