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.
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
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A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .