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*. Phoebe Grace, from Ashford, Kent, was diagnosed with scoliosis in October 2013, and this summer underwent surgery to correct the severe 50 and 55 degree curves in her contorted spine. Despite being just weeks away from major spine surgery, the 16-year-old was determined to complete her last dance performance in June.
Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .
A retired foster carer has spent a whopping £48k on her brood of lifelike dolls .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
football club has scored an own goal after it had to embarrassingly rename its stadium in honour of the DEVIL .
A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .