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*. Phoebe Grace, from Ashford, Kent, was diagnosed with scoliosis in October 2013, and this summer underwent surgery to correct the severe 50 and 55 degree curves in her contorted spine. Despite being just weeks away from major spine surgery, the 16-year-old was determined to complete her last dance performance in June.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
When Kylie Holgate discovered her fiancé was having an affair, her world came crashing down .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .