A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .

A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .

At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN .

Have you ever wanted to emulate the Duchess of Cambridge's style? Well, now there's an app for that .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .

A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .