A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life. Vikki Horsman, 21, suffered horrific burns after jealous Mohammed Rafiq, 80, paid two thugs to throw sulphuric acid in her face, four months after she broke up with him. The care assistant from Smethwick, West Midlands, says: “The attack has completely changed my life. 'I’m scarred for life and the mental scars may never go.'
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .