Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world. Every year, thrill-seeking surfers flock to the fishing village of Nazare in Portugal to try their luck on its world famous waters. 38-year-old Portuguese photographer Rui Boino, now living in London, captured the impressive scenes, as brave surfers attempted to conquer the monstrous swells.
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
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 .
At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .