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.'
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .