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.
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .