A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A*. Phoebe Grace, from Ashford, Kent, was diagnosed with scoliosis in October 2013, and this summer underwent surgery to correct the severe 50 and 55 degree curves in her contorted spine. Despite being just weeks away from major spine surgery, the 16-year-old was determined to complete her last dance performance in June.
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
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 TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .