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.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Working at a height of 36,000ft, pilots may have the best view in the world .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A woman whose daughter committed suicide after being raped as a child, has revealed she donated her organs - saving four peoples’ lives .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .