A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her. Brave Susan Copestick, 56, who has waived her right to anonymity, was sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, Peter Drummond, 62, at her mother’s home in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in November 2014. After trapping her inside the house, Peter threatened Susan with a knife and subjected her to a degrading sexual ordeal.
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
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 .