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 man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .