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 floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .