A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL. Roxy Drummond, 24, used to be so self-conscious about her appearance that she applied a full face of makeup every night before going to sleep. After years of cruel comments from school bullies who called her ‘ugly’, she became obsessed with her looks and would spend hours scrutinising herself in front of the mirror. The pretty brunette from Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, spent up to three hours a day applying makeup and even refused to open her front door unless she was wearing false eyelashes.
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .