Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full.But less than 18 months ago little Kaiya Jackson was clinging to life in a hospital bed, rigged up to countless wires and bravely battling a deadly brain bug.Kaiya, now two, spent her first Christmas in hospital after a severe case of bacterial meningitis ravaged her body and doctors were forced to remove all of her fingers and her right foot just to give her a chance of life again.Then last Christmas, it was reported how little Kaiya was able to enjoy a festive meal for the first time ever using specially adapted cutlery that attaches to her wrist.Now, the determined tot is making new strides after receiving her first prosthetic leg - and her first ever pair of walking shoes.
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .
Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
When Kylie Holgate discovered her fiancé was having an affair, her world came crashing down .