An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter. Terry McCarty was just six years old when he was engulfed with flames after his brothers filled a bowl with kerosene, which was set alight and accidentally knocked on to him. After the accident, the 29-year-old from Hawthorne, Nevada, endured 58 operations as well as cruel taunts from bullies who called him Freddy Krueger, because of the scars on his face, body and arms. But Terry was determined to overcome the harrowing experience and bravely became a firefighter to face the fears that crippled his confidence for years.
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
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 .