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.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last week and have received a special card from newly crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a thigh gap, she didn't realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .
FEAST your eyes onthe £3K luxury yurts that rock legend Mick Jagger will be basking in between Glastonbury performances this weekend .