A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind. Ruth McDonagh was repeatedly turned away by medics over the course of two years despite suffering from the classic symptoms of bowel cancer. By the time it was diagnosed, she was told she had just 18 months left to live as a huge tumour in her bowel had grown so large it was almost inoperable. Her only option was a £100,000 operation only available in the US which was certain to leave her paralysed from the waist down. But at the eleventh hour a team of UK doctors trained in the American technique agreed to carry out Ruth's surgery in a 13-hour operation never before carried out in this country.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .