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.
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .