“New Martial Arts Football, or Footbrawl, is a full contact sport in which participants have to fight to score and survive the game in one piece. As in many other sports around the world, the main goal of footbrawl is to get the ball into the net and score more points than the opposing team, only that’s not as easy as you might think. Combining elements of mixed martial arts, football, rugby and even ice hockey, footbrawl is a unique game that gives ‘footbrawlers the chance to let off some steam without any serious injuries, and offers spectators an unforgettable spectacle of non-stop thrilling action.” w/ photos + video

“The condition, also known as Sleeping Beauty syndrome, is so rare there are only around 1,000 sufferers in the world. Schoolgirl Stacey Comerford looks like Sleeping Beauty as her mum gently strokes her hand. And that’s just what she is as she suffers from Kleine Levin syndrome which means she can sleep for MONTHS at a time. The condition, also known as Sleeping Beauty syndrome, is so rare there are only around 1,000 sufferers in the world. Yet Stacey, 15, of Telford, Shrops, is not the only British teenager hit by it as Mitchell Baldwin, 14, of Arbourthorne, ­Sheffield, can sleep for 22 hours a day, only waking to eat in a trance-like state. Mitchell, who has missed exams and slept through holidays, said: It’s frustrating. Life is passing me by.’ Stacey’s mum Bernie Richards, says her daughter’s attacks can come on at any time. The longest lasted two months.” w/ photos