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 Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .
ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A Kermit the Frog toy made famous by travelling the world is still globehopping, having racked up an incredible 420,000 kilometres to some of the world's furthest flung places .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .