A firefighter is back battling blazes after surviving the scorching temperatures of one of the world's toughest terrains - the Gobi Desert.
Simon Johnson has returned from Mongolia where he completed the ultimate race - the Gobi Desert Challenge.
There he trekked up to 140 miles across the barren, sun-baked landscape with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius, crossed sand dunes, towering mountain ranges, desert plains and even an ice gorge.
He said: "It was the best ...