The skyline of 'Aker Brygge' as a break in the cloud cover lets light in

The skyline of 'Aker Brygge'  as a break in the cloud cover lets light in, at dusk in Oslo

A wild boar that weighed 440lbs was shot by Odd Arve Haug

 A wild boar that weighed 440lbs (four times bigger than normal) was shot by Odd Arve Haug in a field near his home in Rakkestad, Norway

A Royal Marine from 45 Commando watches the Northern Lights

A Royal Marine from 45 Commando watches the Northern Lights during a ten week winter warfare training exercise in the extreme cold conditions within the Arctic Circle

Photograph: David Cheskin/PA