A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN. Nicole Gray, 22, has anaphylaxis, a life -threatening condition that lands her in intensive care six times a year. The brave Scot from Musselburgh, Edinburgh, is also unable to digest food properly and has a feeding tube fitted. Despite her debilitating illnesses, the student beat off hundreds of applicants to win Miss East Lothian Galaxy 2016.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .
A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
A woman whose daughter committed suicide after being raped as a child, has revealed she donated her organs - saving four peoples’ lives .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .