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.
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
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 .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .
A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .