When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted. Despite being a mum to sons Joshua, 20, Jack, 17, and Jacob, 11 – the 38 year old has adopted five lifelike ‘reborn’ dolls. With the help of her husband Andrew, 40, Becky has spent £17,000 on her vinyl dolls and their accessories. The full-time mum estimates that her babies have over 500 outfits. Becky, from London, believes her obsession started when she was forced to undergo a hysterectomy in 2009.
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .