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* .

BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months .

Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .

PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .