A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .

A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .

A woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .

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

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .