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 unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
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 .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .