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.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
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 .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .