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 DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months .
COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .