A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane.At just 34in tall, little Lexi Drake struggled to get by using even the smallest of white stick’s because it was too big for her tiny body.She is overshadowed by her friends as cute Lexi is the height of a two-year-old because she is one of the few people in the country to be affected by Turner‘s Syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality in which all or part of one of the sex chromosomes is absent.Her mum Anna had taken her to the opticians after she crawled into a table when she was a tot, fearing she may have problems with her eyes. She was told Lexi simply needed glasses, but two weeks later she devastatingly found out her daughter was in fact blind.
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .