A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .

ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .

FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .

A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

GUITARISTS that want to lay down some slick licks will soon be able to get their hands on a brand new guitar - made from oil cans .