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.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .