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.
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .