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* .

A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .

Whether they’re sharing a bath or snuggled up during a nap, a baby and his bulldog buddy make an utterly adorable twosome .

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 .

A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .