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

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

A teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique .

Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .

FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .