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.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A couple have got engaged after the bride-to-be’s boyfriend set her a Facebook ‘likes’ challenge .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
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FEAST your eyes on the £500K coin-covered Range Rover that could be the world’s most blinged-out car .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .
A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .