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.
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .
After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .
For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .