AN anorexic woman whose heart stopped after she starved herself to 3st has revealed that ‘dying’ for a minute helped shock her into recovery. Rebecca McIntyre, 21, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, became a shadow of her former self after she became addicted to restricting food due to the pressures of her GCSE exams. At her worst, her organs began to fail and she weighed just 3st 6lbs – the weight of an average six-year-old. Doctors battled to save her life after she collapsed at home and her heart stopped. Now fully recovered, Rebecca says that this gave her the wakeup call she needed to seek treatment for her eating disorder.
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .