fishermen catch thousands of sardines during migration
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teams of fishermen gather together for the catch of the day as thousands of sardines migrate from the indian ocean to the african coast photographer ahmed mohamed al toqi captured the series of breathtaking images in dhofar during the sardine migration after spending many early mornings with the fishermen using several cameras including a drone al touqi photographed the teams of fishermen hard at work from above and close-up as they haul thousands of fish from the sea photographer: ahmed mohamed al toqi producer: crystal chung ruby coote editor: jay sohrabi

shipping container school transforming the lives of mumbais street kids
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based in a refurbished shipping container underneath a flyover indias first 039signal school039 is offering fresh hope to mumbais street children the term signal school derives from the fact that it sits at a junction where the kids beg or sell trinkets or snacks to motorists stopped in traffic located in the city of thane in the mumbai metropolitan region the school opened its doors in june 2016 and currently has 22 students enrolled aged between three and 10 years old children spend three to four hours each day at the school which boasts a library of around 250 books an indoor toilet and free meals the project is a collaboration between the thane municipal corporation and the non-governmental organisation samarth bharat vyaspith strong capable india videographer director: nagesh ohal producer: kanika dhupar ruby coote editor: dan cousins

artist paints stunning portraits on his fingernails: making mad
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wacky artist m narahari has become renowned for his unique portraits painted on his own especially grown fingernails for the past 22 years the 40-year-old has been growing his nails to a particular size cutting and storing them before painting brilliantly intricate images on them the art teacher from india is an inspiration for his students who want to pursue his style of painting videographer director: chandra sena producer: shatabdi chakrabarti michael muncer editor: james thorne

cooking with creepy crawlies: making mad
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a health enthusiast is adding an unusual ingredient to her meals - insects twenty-eight-year-old kremena despinova from sofia bulgaria has been experimenting with cooking with creepy crawlies for a year and a half the entrepreneur039s bug infused recipes include cricket flour pancakes topped with syrup and buffalo worms cricket and guacamole filled tacos silkworm and avocado salad and chocolate mousse with chocolate covered grasshoppers videographer director: ned dervenkov producer: shannon lane ruby coote editor: james thorne

one in a million boy with cloves syndrome: born different
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a three-year-old boy remains upbeat despite battling an extremely rare condition that has made the right side of his face heavily swollen victor padilla was born with cloves syndrome an overgrowth illness that causes complex vascular anomalies leading to the formation of tumours on the body cloves which in victors case stands for congenital lipomatous overgrowth with vascular anomalies is said to have only been diagnosed in a couple of hundred people worldwide but despite the terrible nature of victors condition his parents jennifer and jerry padilla have sent him to pre-school in rochester new york and could not be happier with the progress he is making videographer director: mike bradley producer: danny baggott ruby coote editor: james thorne

wingsuit fly-by past rio039s iconic christ the redeemer statue
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wingsuit fly-by past rio039s iconic christ the redeemer statuesubscribe: http:bitlyoc61hjtwo extreme sports professionals undertake a daring wingsuit fly-by of the christ the redeemer statue in rio de janeiro norwegian espen fadnes and frenchman ludovic woerth decided to attempt the stunt after drawing up a list of their dream flight destinations the pair were ferried into position on trikes - the motorised hand gliders used to give tourists an aerial view of the city - before making the leap from around 2000m with fadnes flying below the arm of the iconic monument and woerth passing above it filming the wingsuit fliers landed at a rio roundabout in the early hours before heading back to their hotel for a celebratory breakfast beer videographer director: siestaproducer: thomas midlaneeditor: joshua douglasfor more amazing footage of the amazing side of life visit the like barcroft tv on facebook: http:googl7ayygyfollow barcroft tv on twitter: http:bitly10vfly9follow barcroft tv on instagram: http:bitly1b84ku0barcroft media website: http:bitly19oywp

real life batmobile: man spends two years building iconic 1989 car
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real life batmobile: man spends two years building iconic 1989 carsubscribe: http:bitly1shvkd5a real-life superhero has turned down six-figure offers for his home-made batmobile - so he can continue helping sick children batman fanatic zac mihajlovic from camden australia hand-built his very own street legal version of the car from the 1989 film starring michael keaton and jack nicholson the 29-year-old turned his comic book fantasies into a high-octane reality by constructing a replica of the iconic vehicle and the car has whipped up a reaction wherever it has been seen businessmen from across the world including a sheik in dubai have offered zac big bucks for the batmobile - and he has also seen his share of bizarre requests and rather than cash-in on his dream machine zac decided to use his powers for good by teaming up with the make-a-wish foundation who make dreams come true for terminally-ill childrenvideographer director: tony prescottproducer: john balsoneditor: kyle watersfacebook: like barcroft cars -http:onfbme1sz5ngrtwitter: follow barcroftcars -http:bitlyzy31lbwebsite: for licensing ampamp business enquiriesvisit the barcroft media site -http:bitly19oywp

record breaking limbo skater: 6-year-old skates under 39 cars
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record breaking limbo skater: 6-year-old skates under 39 carssubscribe: http:bitlyoc61hjgagan satish is a six-year-old boy who is a roller skater from bangalore india he flattened himself and passed underneath 39 cars squeezing in a space of seven inches above the ground on his roller skates gagan covered the distance in 298 seconds and emerged unscathed from the 20 centimetres of space underneath the suvs this feat has landed gagan to stake claim for an entry into the guinness book of world records the wonder kid who goes to a primary school began skating at the age of three harnessing his extreme flexibility to master and specialise in limbo- skating gagan039s father rajanna satish who runs an washing machine service centre too was ecstatic over his son039s feat videographer director: virendra khannaproducer: ruchika hurria aamir bashir editor: ian phillips joshua douglasfor more incredible footage of the amazing side of life:like barcroft tv on facebook: http:googl7ayygyfollow barcroft tv on twitter: http:bitly10vfly9follow barcroft tv on instagram: http:bitly1b84ku0barcroft media website: http:bitly19oywp

americas wildest weather 2016
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from giant hailstorms to destructive tornados one storm chaser has documented americas wildest weather throughout the course of 2016 roger hill from bennett colorado and his wife caryn own and operate silver lining tours one of the largest and oldest storm chasing tour companies in the world videographer director: roger hill producer: shannon lane nick johnson editor: joshua douglas

106-year-old cook is worlds oldest youtuber
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a 106-year-old cook has become a youtube sensation after her great grandson posts videos of her traditional dishes great grandmother mastanamma has just celebrated her 106th birthday - making her one of the oldest youtubers mastanamma - or granny as she is lovingly known - has gained over 200000 subscribers on her channel country foods thanks to great grandson laxman for showing off her culinary skills videographer director: chandra sena producer: shatadi chakrabarti ruby coote editor: joshua douglas

perseid meteor shower lights up the sky
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shot in oneof the darkest places on earth thesebreathtakingimages revealthe beauty ofthe perseid meteor shower in all its glorythe astronomical wonder can be seen from july 23 to august 23 and peaked on august 11 when up to 200 meteors are visible across the northern hemisphere every hourphotographer jason weingart ventured to the texas bend in big bend national park texas and the grand canyon in arizona to capture the meteor shower while running an astrophotography workshop videographer director: jason weingart producer: hannah stevens ellie winstanley editor: jack stevens

surgery hope for man with giant facial tumour: born different
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a man with a facial tumour that covers more than half his face is seeking 30000 to travel to the usa for life-changing surgeryashok shrestha 54 fromlalitpur in kathmandu nepal suffers from neurofibromatosis - a genetic condition that causes tumours to grow along the patients nervesthe growths while benign are so severe that they eclipse the entire right hand side of his face covering his right eye nose and mouthafter four failed surgeries ashok has received fresh hope in the form of an offer from dr mckinnon atpresence saint josesh hospital in chicago usato donate to ashokscampaign visithttps:wwwgofundmecomtogether4ashokor follow the campaign on twitter using the hashtagtogether4ashok videographer director: ranup shrestha producer: kanika dhupar ellie winstanley editor: ian phillips

family reject school to travel the world
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parents have shunned traditional school education for their children and instead have opted for a life-time trip around the worldfrom balis beautiful beaches to the ancient pyramids of egypt the king family have seen them allsince they began their nomadic lifestyle in february 2015 parents paul and caroline king and their two children winston six and henry four have travelled to 26 countries - to educate their children with global unschoolingpaul 39 from cambridge and his wife caroline 35 packed up their large family home in sweden and the boys swapped classrooms for some of the worlds best natural wonders galleries and museums videographer director: tim wood producer: nathalie bonney ellie winstanley editor: sonia estal

body positive plus-size model owns being fat
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a plus-side model has become an unlikely internet sensation - by reclaiming the wordfat039 and proudly wearing exactly what she wantsand with the launch of herwewearwhatwewant hashtag simone mariposa from south los angeles has become an inspiration for plus-size women across the worldthe 23-year-old who wears a us dress size 22 makes no secret of the fact she is fat039 spelling it out in capital letters on her social media biosafter the positive feedback from her hashtag simone is looking at new ways to continue her quest of empowering women videographer director: joe nation producer: nathalie bonney ellie winstanley editor: dan cousins

truck enthusiasts get down and dirty at louisiana mudfest
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fans of big trucks and muddy fields shared their love for the unique pastime at this years trucks gone wild showcase the high octane event took place at louisiana mudfest an all purpose venue for off road driving enthusiasts to rip through muddy fields crowds from all over the united states descended to the latest trucks gone wild event in louisiana to take part in four days of competitions entertainment and parties thousands of spectators were left drenched in wet mud as they were treated to a mud shower courtesy of the shows participants videographer director: prime cut pro producer: bunmi adigun nick johnson editor: marcus cooper