A woman left disfigured and traumatised by an addiction to lip filler injections has issued a warning to others searching for the perfect pout after the plastic chemicals nearly killed her. Financial researcher Lauren Smalley, 30, from Bristol, has endured hours of painful treatments and surgery to remove the product Bio-Alcamid from her face which promised to provide her with permanently plumped lips. But instead of a perfect pout Lauren's mission to change her face nearly ended on her deathbed when the Bio-Alcamid formed tiny tumours called granulomas in her face. The infection which followed caused her to be hospitalised with suspected septicaemia and a surgeon was forced to cut the product from her top lip in an invasive three-hour surgery.
A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .
A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .