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.
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
