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.
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .