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.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
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 .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
The Royal Mail moggy, who is now facing eviction from the premises – MEET the Royal Mail moggy facing eviction from the sorting room by an ‘elf n’ safety diktat .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
AFTER splashing out on sexy black lingerie, Paige Way was excited for a romantic night away at a swanky hotel with her boyfriend .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .