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 good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A woman who was addicted to eating curries has shed an impressive 8st after giving up her favourite food .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .
After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .
Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .
Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .