A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon. Amy Williams, 24, from Basildon, Essex, was left hospitalised and fighting for her life when she accidentally left her tampon inside her for five days. Toxic shock syndrome can cause the body to go into septic shock, a serious case of sepsis, which can cause multiple organ failure and eventually death if left untreated. The PA, is now speaking out to raise awareness of the rare, life-threatening condition in the hope that other women do not experience the same trauma.
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
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 .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .