With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining. Just like the bike used by Timmy at The Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic adaption of Stephen King’s novel, the images exudes an unnerving dread. The tenants at the Round Mansion in west Belgium are long gone, but the bedrooms are still occupied by expensive furniture and ornaments. These eerie photographs were captured by London urban explorer Andre Govia, 37, after he decided to start documenting his love of abandoned buildings.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
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 .