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.
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .