A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .

A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

A miracle baby born with half-a-heart will make this Mother's Day extra special for her mum - as she was given just 24 hours to live .

She is about to start driving and soon will be able to legally buy alcohol and get married, but Poppy Webb-Jones still looks and thinks like a ten-year-old girl .

FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .