High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith. These daunting photographs were captured by Italian photographer Nicola Bombassei, 38, after he unexpectedly stumbled across the 3,000 meter high drop, at Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy. 'The drop should have been fitted with a big wooden board over it, so that climbers can pass the cleft easily,' said Nicola. 'But when we arrived we couldn't find the board anywhere, and it was never an option not to complete the climb, so we had no choice but to take on the jump.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A woman who was cruelly called ‘tumour girl’ by bullies has finally found love .
A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .
COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .