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.
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
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 cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .