A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months. Kirsty Watson, 20, was gobsmacked when GPs referred her to an eating disorder clinic after she complained of extreme weight loss, sickness and fatigue - all common symptoms of the inflammatory digestive condition, Crohn's disease. The budding journalist from St Helens, Merseyside, could barely leave the house as she suffered from agonising stomach cramps and was violently sick up to ten times a day.
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .