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

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

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 .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .

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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .

A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .

THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .

A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - LETHAL BIRTHMARK NEARLY SUFFOCATES GIRL: Zoe Mitchell when she was two-weeks-old .