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.
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .