CHERNOBYL - 28 YEARS ON
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. All of the city’s local landmarks, once bustling with students in school or patients awaiting their doctor in hospital, now lie deserted after tragedy struck in April of 1986. Sales manager and photographer Toby Batchelor, 34, travelled to the nuclear site of Pripyat, Chernobyl, to capture these bleak photographs. 'I decided to take a trip to witness the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear accident,' says Toby, of Derby.
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BRITAIN'S LOST MILITARY HOSPITAL
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BALD IS BEAUTIFUL: WOMEN WITH ALOPECIA TRANSFORMED INTO STUNNING SIRENS
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I GAVE UP MY LADETTE LIFESTYLE – AND LOST OVER 6ST
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IT'S BEHIND YOU: PHOTOGRAPHER IN WALES IGNORES GIANT WAVES
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
VICTIM SLAMS SENTENCE AS THUG WALKS FREE FROM COURT
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ABANDONED CARE HOME LIES FORGOTTEN
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BEING BRITNEY'S LOOKALIKE HAS EARNED ME £300K
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ANTS IN TUG OF WAR
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AMAZING LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHY
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