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 young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A woman has revealed how cruel bullies taunted her daily at school, calling her names like 'pig nose' and 'no nose' .
Louise McManaman, 50, from Liverpool, started seeing Ian Blackburn, 62, in November 2021 .
Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .
Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .
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 .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .