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.
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .