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.
The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .
STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
WELCOME to the Hidden Beach - the world's most idyllic BOMB SITE .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .