A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child. Pretty Tracie Shannon was desperate to have another baby with her husband James, 25, but was devastated to learn the "bump" growing inside her was actually a kind of tumour. Having already endured two miscarriages in her quest to provide her first son Taylor, three, with a sibling to complete their little family, Tracie was overjoyed to learn she was pregnant again. But despite experiencing all the usual signs of pregnancy, from a swollen tummy to morning sickness, her hopes were crushed when she went for a scan at 11 weeks. Tracie, 26, from Cirencester, Gloucs, had been eager to see the first scan of her unborn child, but instead a "snowstorm" appeared on the ultrasound monitor
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
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A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
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An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
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A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .