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.
MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - LETHAL BIRTHMARK NEARLY SUFFOCATES GIRL: Zoe Mitchell when she was two-weeks-old .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .