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.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .