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.
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 .
A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .
In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Those with a fear of flying and a ticket to Lukla Airport will want to look away now .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .