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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .