AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition. Debbie Mills, 24, fell pregnant despite having to cope with agonising nerve condition CRPS, for which she takes painkillers. But, as baby Owen grew inside her, doctors told her it would be too dangerous to him if she kept taking her medication. She came off the pain relief, but 28 weeks into the pregnancy she started having severe stomach pains, which were diagnosed as contractions – and they continued until Owen was born – at 37 weeks.
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .