A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .