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.
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .