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.
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
Whenever 46-year-old Melo Masi steps out of his front door in Berkshire, he risks being mobbed by strangers desperate for a selfie - all because of his incredible likeness to Hollywood megastar, Johnny Depp .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .