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.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .