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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
