AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .

In June 2023, Aimee da Cunha, 33, from Perth, Australia, was boiling potatoes on the stove when her two-year-old daughter, Hailey, knocked the pan of water over her .

A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .

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 .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

A psychology student from California looks so much like Game of Thrones' Jon Snow that he is mobbed by fans of the fantasy show .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .