A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face. Canadian beauty, Cassandra Naud, 22, loves her unique appearance and even credits her birthmark for making her memorable in the dancing world. The pretty brunette, from Alberta, Canada, who was once told by a casting agent to digitally erase her birthmark from her headshots, says: 'My birthmark is a huge part of me. “It makes me unique and memorable, which is especially important for the career I’ve chosen.'
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
