BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts. Occupied by old bikes and dirt encrusted kitchen equipment, this former South Derbyshire care home was once a place of help and kindness but now all of those memories are covered in dust and completely forgotten. The sights inside this unnerving building were captured by Derbyshire photographer Toby Batchelor, 34, after his fascination with forgotten buildings led him into urban exploring.“These photographs capture the knock on effects of budget cuts, over population and a struggling system,” said Toby
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .