A WARNING over cliff edge selfies has been issued by the National Trust after two men were caught on camera risking their lives.

The National Trust, which owns much of the land at Ballard Downs and Old Harry Rocks, has urged people to stay at least five metres from the cliff edge following an incident at Dover.

Dorset Marine Police tweeted about the warning and said: “Take care at cliff edges don’t be tomorrow’s headline.”

It comes after a Sky News helicopter captured footage of two men jumping up and down close to the cliff edge at Dover with phones in their hands.

They appear to have been trying to destabilise what already seems to be a precarious piece of the famous white cliffs.

The National Trust said: "The chalk cliffs can be unstable in places, as shown by the recent cliff falls, and there are sections which have some undercuts.

"We recommend that visitors stay at least five metres from the cliff edge and we have warning signs in place.

"We do not intend to fence the cliff edge because it is an obvious hazard and we have put in place clear signs.

"Fences are easy to climb over so they wouldn't prevent visitors who wanted to get to the edge. As the area is open access countryside, there would legally need to be gates into the fenced area."

It comes after two tourists were spotted posing for selfies dangerously close to the cliff edge at East Cliff at Bournemouth in May this year following the massive landslide.

And there were also reports of people taking selfies following a landslide on East Beach in West Bay, Bridport, earlier this year.