A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .

A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .

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