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 diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
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 .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .
FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .