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.
Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
AFTER splashing out on sexy black lingerie, Paige Way was excited for a romantic night away at a swanky hotel with her boyfriend .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
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 woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .