A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN. Nicole Gray, 22, has anaphylaxis, a life -threatening condition that lands her in intensive care six times a year. The brave Scot from Musselburgh, Edinburgh, is also unable to digest food properly and has a feeding tube fitted. Despite her debilitating illnesses, the student beat off hundreds of applicants to win Miss East Lothian Galaxy 2016.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .