STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

A helicopter has crashed landed in Central London .

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .

An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .