HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK. Pictures show 23-year-old Mike Bandar taking advantage of the city that claims to have more canals than Venice – by kayaking for miles to work in Birmingham each day. Instead of facing the misery of traffic in a private vehicle or being squeezed into sweaty public transport like most of Britain’s commuters this summer, Mike travels for 40-minutes on his two-mile round trip through the heart of the second city. Each morning, he takes his eight-foot-long pyranha kayak from his bedroom in his two bedroom flat and walks five-minutes through his local high street in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to the Fazely Canal. .... (Pic by Mathew Growcoot / HotSpot Media) SEE HOTSPOT MEDIA COPY 0121 551 1004
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .