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* .

This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

Marisah pictured today with scarring to her left arm - A mother-of-one has revealed how she almost died after suffering a seizure whilst driving that caused her car to crash into a tree and burst into flames .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

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 GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

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