Steve Fossett - the daredevil US tycoon who repeatedly defied death while breaking world records by sea, air and land.

A daredevil base jumper parachutes more than 100ft off a railway bridge used by Eurostar trains in Kent.

BBC's Noel Mwakugu profiles Kenyan presidential hopeful and engine of opposition politics, Raila Odinga ahead of general elections.

For most people it's scary enough just to make the journey across the swaying bridge, but 15 fearless individuals will dangle from cliff faces to construct a brand new rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede.

An 83-year-old daredevil died after he fell attempting a death-slide jump, an inquest hears.

Images from the funeral of the legendary American stuntman, Evel Knievel.

Legendary US daredevil Evel Knievel, famous for his death-defying motorcycle stunts, dies aged 69.

For 20 years Evel Knievel thrilled crowds with his death-defying stunts and daredevil antics.

A beer advert featuring a skate-boarding daredevil has been found in breach of advertising rules.

Dare-devils leap from one of Malaysia's tallest buildings to mark its 50th anniversary of independence.

Rapper Kanye West and daredevil stuntman Evel Knievel vow to resolve a copyright case out of court.

Daredevil Evel Knievel sues rap star Kanye West over a music video which he claims tarnishes his image.

A paralysed man says he is concentrating on his university studies after making a daredevil charity skydive.

Bad weather postpones bids by more than a dozen daredevils to beat the record for "flying" from a pier.

More than a dozen daredevils attempt to beat the record for "flying" from a pier in home-made machines.

Daredevil cellists play on the roofs of cathedrals in the north of England to raise cash for homeless people.

Abseiling ropes are being used by engineers to examine a crumbling weather-beaten Dorset ruin.

A US daredevil recreates a stunt he did 30 years ago by lighting himself on fire and diving into a river.

Police in the US arrest a daredevil trying to parachute from the Empire State Building in New York.

The BBC's new Planet Earth series features remarkable footage of grizzly bears clambering up the scree slopes in the Rockies to find moths.