FULL of empty patient beds and stained bathtubs, this abandoned hospital lies forgotten. St. Gerard's Hospital in Birmingham, which was once used to save lives and treat the deadly disease tuberculosis, has now been left to rot - along with everything inside. These eerie photographs were captured by an urban explorer known as Urbex-SW, who took up photography after becoming intrigued by the abandoned contents of the derelict houses close to his childhood home. 'These photographs show the hospital as it was when it was abandoned back in 1988,' says Urban-SW.
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .