***EXCLUSIVE***Stunning pictures show a poppy field which has sprung into life for the first time in years - but will only remain for a few weeks. See SWNS story SWMDpoppies. Landscape photographer Verity Milligan got up at 2.45am on June 22, the day after the summer solstice, to get the perfect snap of a misty field of red just before dawn. The awe-inspiring red poppies are set among the rolling hills of the Worcestershire countryside, and trees and farm buildings can be seen in the background. The poppy field is on farmland near Bewdley, Worcs., and has returned after a few years of no flowers according to Verity. Verity, 36, from Birmingham, was taking photos from 4am before the sun came up at around 4.45am. ***EXCLUSIVE*
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A young deer tries to help another after twine becomes tangled in its antlers. The buck struggles in vain to remove the large bundle that has become wrapped around his herd mate's head. The animal can be seen trying to unravel the orange coloured twine by using its small antlers. However, despite the deer's help, it is so tightly-wound neither of the animals could remove it. Ray Whitfield, 58, who captured these photographs at the New Forest's Stoney Cross, an old World War Two airbase which is now home to wildlife, said the buck was 'determined' to help.
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Farmers master the art of balancing more than 100 pineapples on bicycles as they transport them to a market. The convoy of workers form long queues as they each push a bicycle stacked with the fruit. A basket filled with pineapples is placed on either side of the bikes and they are strapped in with rope to prevent any of them falling out. As many as 120 pineapples can be transported like this, however the farmers are unable to ride the bicycles because their load is so large and instead push them while walking.
***Exclusive***ohn pictured at a park. MEET THE BRAVE little boy who was PARALYSED FROM THE NECK DOWN after a FLU VIRUS attacked his spinal cord resulting in him being put on a LIFE SUPPORT MACHINE for TWENTY DAYS. In March 2013, Disney Worlds merchandise guest experience worker, Megan Crawford (45), from Florida, USA, and her husband John (51), originally from Glasgow, Scotland, noticed that their son, also called John (7), was being extra fussy and was weak, so they rushed him to the hospital. Following many hours of blood tests, CT and MRI scans and a spinal tap, their son was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called transverse myelitis, an inflammation of both sides of the spinal cord. Doctors informed Megan and John that this was caused by the flu virus which had attacked his spinal cord and left him paralysed from the neck down. The virus was also shutting down his respiratory system which meant that John was placed on life support for 20 days. Five weeks later, despite still being weak they began to see some movements in his hands, arms and toes. He recovered well but the damage to his neurological system was so severe, that he cannot walk and uses a wheelchair to get around. Megan and John now want to help raise awareness of his condition to prove that even with physical disabilities, their son is still capable of great things. mediadrumworld.com / Megan Crawford ***EXCLUSIVE***