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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
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 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .