A teenage boy was photographed standing on the edge of the 150ft cliffs at West Bay in Dorset, the sandstone clifftop made famous as a filming location for the ITV drama Broadchurch, despite repeated warnings about the danger of rockfalls in the area. The image has drawn criticism because the cliffs are known to be unstable and prone to sudden, large-scale collapses, meaning anyone standing close to the edge risks serious injury or death.

The cliffs, part of the Jurassic Coast, are geologically soft and eroding, and local authorities and coastguard services have repeatedly urged visitors and photographers to stay well back from the edge and away from the base of the cliffs. Such warnings have followed previous rockfalls in the area, some involving substantial volumes of rock and debris, underlining the risk posed by people, including tourists drawn by the location's on-screen fame, venturing too close for photographs.