A mum-of-one was left looking like a ‘monster’ after suffering a horrific allergic reaction to hair dye while pregnant. Jess Strachan, 30, who did not undergo a patch test, unknowingly put her unborn baby’s life in danger when her hair was dyed from blonde to brunette at a family friend’s salon. Jess, of Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, ended up in A&E twice, after her face ballooned in size leaving her unable to open her eyes. Jess, who was five months pregnant at the time, was given antihistamines to reduce the swelling. Shockingly, doctors told her that her baby could have died if her reaction had been internal, rather than external. Thankfully, Jess gave birth to a healthy son, Harry, now 20 months, and she vows to embrace her natural dark blonde locks.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
