FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .

With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .

A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .

A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .

This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .