COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society. Known as sadhus, they shun all home comforts for a life spent inside caves, forests and temples and can be found across India and Nepal. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth decided to find and photograph the sadhu people. The 38-year-old of Erfurt, Germany, says: “I have been obsessed with the sadhus for many years and set off in 2013 to look for them.
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
