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.
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
