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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .