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.'
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .