A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog. Liam Dunne’s reserve parachute opened at the last moment, too late to prevent him slamming into the ground at high speed. Mr Dunne, married with two children, was treated at the scene by medics and taken to a specialist spinal unit. The 35-year-old, who grew up in St Annes before emigrating to New Zealand, has undergone surgery for a broken bone in his back and has astonished doctors with his recovery. Mr Dunne said: “It is early days so I am trying to focus on the positives. Chances are I am going to walk again. The fact I am alive is what I need to hold on to.” Mr Dunne, a former pupil at Our Lady’s Star of the Sea on Kenilworth Road, St Annes and Arnold School, South Shore, moved abroad several years ago with his wife Sally
For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .
A personal trainer who was dumped over a life-changing sleep disorder has finally found love .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .
Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
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 .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .