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.
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .