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.'
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .