A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful. Laura Moore, from Gateshead, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, continues to strut her stuff and show off her sexy moves on the pole, despite being repeatedly fat shamed on social media sites. The 35-year-old sales assistant says: “Every time I upload a new picture to Facebook or Instagram of me doing a new pole move in class I’ll have some form of abuse online. “I’ve been told to ‘go kill myself’ and that ‘no one will ever fancy me’.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
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A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
