AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis. Deirdre McDonnell, 34, from Drogheda, County Louth, can now stand tall for the first time after undergoing the pioneering MAGEC rod operation. The operation, also known as the magnetic expansion control system, involves the insertion of a magnetic rod that is screwed onto the spine and controlled externally in order to correct the curvature caused by scoliosis. Up until now, the £15K procedure has only been performed on children, as it was thought only to be effective for early onset scoliosis - typically diagnosed before the age of ten.
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .