In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove. She suffered third-degree burns to her neck, chest, left shoulder and armpit and was hospitalised for six weeks. During that time, she endured two skin grafts surgeries and had to relearn how to walk. Over six years on, Lourdes can't drive due to the lack of mobility in her neck, and she never uses the stove when she's home alone. Thankfully, she has otherwise recovered well.
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .