Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state. Friends have accused her of being drunk. But, the truth is, Gemma barely touches a drop of alcohol. In fact, she suffers from a rare sleep disorder - Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS), also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. The incurable condition sees Gemma fall into a trance and nod off for up to an entire week.
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .
A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .
Aged 27, I was swept off my feet by my gorgeous husband, Lee, now 42 .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .