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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N-ICE DAY FOR A CLIMB
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PARKING UP THE WRONG TREE - ROBIN RELIANT FOUND HANGING IN GARDEN
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BIG FOOT 'JESUS BIRD'
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KISS OF LIFE TODDLER
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SNAP-SHOT - 18 FOOT CROCODILE SAVAGELY KILLS WILDEBEEST
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .
BABY BEARS COPY FIGHTING ADULTS
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PEEKABOO SQUIRRELS EMERGE FROM THEIR NEST
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
8-YEAR-OLD GIRL ALLERGIC TO THE COLD
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WORLD'S MOST LIFELIKE DISNEY PRINCESS IS CALIFORNIAN MAN
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LITTLE OWL WINKS FOR THE CAMERA
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .