SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality. The series of photographs were created by American student and freelance photographer Nicolas Bruno. The 20 year old sufferer of sleep paralysis turned to photography as a way to cope with his condition and bring his vivid dreams to life. ‘Sleep paralysis is an experience in which the individual becomes conscious and is left immobile in a state between being awake and asleep,’ says Nicolas, of Long Island, New York.
A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
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 .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .
A Cheryl Fernandez-Versini lookalike has slammed skinny-shamers, after seeing her celebrity doppelganger abused for her tiny frame .
A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .
A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .