A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her. While most children dream of a white Christmas, eight-year-old Lola Dyer, dreads the chilly days. The schoolgirl suffers from a condition called cold urticaria and being outside for just a few minutes leaves her with painful rashes all over her body. The allergy is so bad it has even landed her in hospital after she developed breathing difficulties.
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .
THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .
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 .