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
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .