TROUBLESOME PYLON MEETS EXPLOSIVE END

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field. The giant structure took just seconds to smash into the ground after it was obliterated with explosives last Sunday morning in the Dwyryd estuary, North Wales. The tower began to lean when one of its foundations eroded.

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STUNNING ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

TROUBLESOME PYLON MEETS EXPLOSIVE END

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .

SUNBATHING OTTER

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GOING IN FOR THE GILL

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GATEWAY TO THE UNDERWORLD

SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .

DAREDEVIL DIVERS HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME

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FIGHT CUB

JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun .

DARK DISNEY

THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .

COLOURFUL KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

CHEEKY MONKEY KEEPS UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS

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AIR OF THE DOG: HILARIOUS FLYING POOCHES

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