A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette. Louise Tanner, 50, from Worthing, West Sussex, couldn’t find a lighter, so decided to use the hob instead. But as she leaned over, her hair, which was caked in hairspray, instantly went up in flames. Louise was left with third degree burns on her head, face, ear and neck and has been left scarred for life.
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
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 .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
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 .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .