CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia. Away from modern civilization, children living in the Simien Mountains spend their gruelling days herding, or carrying, animals and walking miles through the rocky terrain. From the age of five these children are responsible for goats and sheep in the highlands and when they do rest, the boys and girls are schooled in classrooms made from mud, rocks and wood. German photographer Mario Gerth trekked 3,000 metres up the Ethiopian mountain range to visit this group of Tigray people and their hardy children and witness their unorthodox lifestyle.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .