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.'
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
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Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
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STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
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HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .