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 DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .