A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .

A grandma who lost almost 12 stone after undergoing a gastric bypass has revealed that she now gets chatted up by men half her age .

A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .