A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life. Vikki Horsman, 21, suffered horrific burns after jealous Mohammed Rafiq, 80, paid two thugs to throw sulphuric acid in her face, four months after she broke up with him. The care assistant from Smethwick, West Midlands, says: “The attack has completely changed my life. 'I’m scarred for life and the mental scars may never go.'
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .
WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
MEET the real life sleeping beauty - who snoozed for TWO months when a rare sleep disorder took over her life and turned it into a nightmare .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .