A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind. Ruth McDonagh was repeatedly turned away by medics over the course of two years despite suffering from the classic symptoms of bowel cancer. By the time it was diagnosed, she was told she had just 18 months left to live as a huge tumour in her bowel had grown so large it was almost inoperable. Her only option was a £100,000 operation only available in the US which was certain to leave her paralysed from the waist down. But at the eleventh hour a team of UK doctors trained in the American technique agreed to carry out Ruth's surgery in a 13-hour operation never before carried out in this country.
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits .
A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
Marisah pictured today with scarring to her left arm - A mother-of-one has revealed how she almost died after suffering a seizure whilst driving that caused her car to crash into a tree and burst into flames .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .