A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun .

LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .

Two sisters from Hampshire who suffered botched nose jobs have spent £19 .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .