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.
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
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A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .