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.
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .