A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life. Vikki Horsman, 21, suffered horrific burns after jealous Mohammed Rafiq, 80, paid two thugs to throw sulphuric acid in her face, four months after she broke up with him. The care assistant from Smethwick, West Midlands, says: “The attack has completely changed my life. 'I’m scarred for life and the mental scars may never go.'
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .