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.
This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .
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 .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .
Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .
A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .
T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .