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.
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
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 .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Kelly Harvey, 30 and new boyfriend Ryan Archbold -A bereaved wife once voted Mum Of The Year has been convicted of benefit fraud after claiming widow's allowance long after her new partner had moved in .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .