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.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .