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.'
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
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SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
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AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .