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.'
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
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 .