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.
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
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 .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
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 .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .