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.'
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .