Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN .

A CHEEKY snail fancies his chances at getting a free ride on a sunny afternoon .

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

A TSUNAMI of predatory fish gather for their annual hunt .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .