A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette. Louise Tanner, 50, from Worthing, West Sussex, couldn’t find a lighter, so decided to use the hob instead. But as she leaned over, her hair, which was caked in hairspray, instantly went up in flames. Louise was left with third degree burns on her head, face, ear and neck and has been left scarred for life.
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .