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.'
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .