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.'
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .