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.
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
