CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls. Canadian adventure sport photographer Alain Denis, 41, captured these spectacular images of frozen waterfalls on a trip to the Rocky Mountains area of Alberta, Canada. "Climbing these waterfalls I felt joy, pain and many scary moments," says Alain, of Adele, Quebec. "The main thing for me, however, was embracing the beauty of the amazing landscape.
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .