A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face. Canadian beauty, Cassandra Naud, 22, loves her unique appearance and even credits her birthmark for making her memorable in the dancing world. The pretty brunette, from Alberta, Canada, who was once told by a casting agent to digitally erase her birthmark from her headshots, says: 'My birthmark is a huge part of me. “It makes me unique and memorable, which is especially important for the career I’ve chosen.'
A former size 30 comfort-eater ditched her husband and lost over 10st after he called her a 'fat cow' .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .