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.'
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
