AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .

A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .

FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .

STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .

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 .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .