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.'
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A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .