A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind. Ruth McDonagh was repeatedly turned away by medics over the course of two years despite suffering from the classic symptoms of bowel cancer. By the time it was diagnosed, she was told she had just 18 months left to live as a huge tumour in her bowel had grown so large it was almost inoperable. Her only option was a £100,000 operation only available in the US which was certain to leave her paralysed from the waist down. But at the eleventh hour a team of UK doctors trained in the American technique agreed to carry out Ruth's surgery in a 13-hour operation never before carried out in this country.
AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .
A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
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 .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .