A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon. Amy Williams, 24, from Basildon, Essex, was left hospitalised and fighting for her life when she accidentally left her tampon inside her for five days. Toxic shock syndrome can cause the body to go into septic shock, a serious case of sepsis, which can cause multiple organ failure and eventually death if left untreated. The PA, is now speaking out to raise awareness of the rare, life-threatening condition in the hope that other women do not experience the same trauma.
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .
Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
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 .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .