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.
Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
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 .
Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .