High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith. These daunting photographs were captured by Italian photographer Nicola Bombassei, 38, after he unexpectedly stumbled across the 3,000 meter high drop, at Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy. 'The drop should have been fitted with a big wooden board over it, so that climbers can pass the cleft easily,' said Nicola. 'But when we arrived we couldn't find the board anywhere, and it was never an option not to complete the climb, so we had no choice but to take on the jump.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
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 .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
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Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .