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.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .