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. Deirdre McDonnell, 34, from Drogheda, County Louth, can now stand tall for the first time after undergoing the pioneering MAGEC rod operation. The operation, also known as the magnetic expansion control system, involves the insertion of a magnetic rod that is screwed onto the spine and controlled externally in order to correct the curvature caused by scoliosis. Up until now, the £15K procedure has only been performed on children, as it was thought only to be effective for early onset scoliosis - typically diagnosed before the age of ten.
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A woman who was addicted to eating curries has shed an impressive 8st after giving up her favourite food .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .
A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .