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" .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .
AN anorexic woman whose heart stopped after she starved herself to 3st has revealed that ‘dying’ for a minute helped shock her into recovery .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
FEAST your eyes on the £500K coin-covered Range Rover that could be the world’s most blinged-out car .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .