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.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .