Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums. Rather than showcasing skimpy outfits or the latest celebrity crushes, the Women of Strength 2014 calendar celebrates inspirational mums from across the UK. These are women who have overcome illness, domestic violence and disabilities to raise their children. The calendar has been created by single mum Dawn Cousins, 39, and all proceeds will go to Mothers 2 Mothers, an international charity helping to prevent paediatric AIDS in Africa. The mum of four from Harrow, London, said she was inspired to create the calendar to empower mums.
THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
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 .
A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
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 .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A woman has been left unable to smile after undergoing emergency surgery to remove infected lip fillers .