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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
