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* .

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon .

A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches .

A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .

CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .