Daredevil skydiver jumps without parachute into net; mum can’t watch

A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps has made history by becoming the first person to leap without a parachute and land in a net instead.

After a two-minute freefall from 7,620 metres (25,000ft), Luke Aikins landed dead centre in the 100 x100ft net at the Big Sky movie ranch on the outskirts of Simi Valley, California.