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* .

VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

A nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .