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 Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .