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.
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 .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-REX .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .
A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .