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* .

Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .

Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .

AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .

WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .