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.
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Amber Baskerville, 30, started dating Craig Chard, 34, in October 2021 .
A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .
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 .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .