A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon. Amy Williams, 24, from Basildon, Essex, was left hospitalised and fighting for her life when she accidentally left her tampon inside her for five days. Toxic shock syndrome can cause the body to go into septic shock, a serious case of sepsis, which can cause multiple organ failure and eventually death if left untreated. The PA, is now speaking out to raise awareness of the rare, life-threatening condition in the hope that other women do not experience the same trauma.
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .
Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .
An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1 .
FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
WELCOME to the Hidden Beach - the world's most idyllic BOMB SITE .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .