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.'
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
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 .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .