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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
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A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .