An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

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* .

Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon .

EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .