A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold. Denise Devoto, 52, was hospitalised in December 2022 with suspected flu symptoms, but was actually suffering from septic pneumonia and septic shock. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body has an extreme response to an infection, often causing organ failure and sometimes death. Denise was breathless, her lips had turned blue, and she experienced extreme diarrhoea. She spent five weeks in hospital, where she had to relearn how to use her lungs. Now, almost two years on from her traumatic ordeal, Denise is speaking out in light of Sepsis Awareness Month.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
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 cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .