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.
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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" .
T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
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A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
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A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .