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 terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
WELCOME to the 750-foot deep rainbow cave that leaves visitors bewildered by its multi-coloured mood lighting .
A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .
A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .