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.
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .