A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages. Claire Dodd, 41, from Manchester, was left infertile aged 21 after having her fallopian tubes and ovaries removed due to cysts. After years of IVF waiting lists and failed adoption attempts, Claire applied for a grant from Salford Primary Care Trust and won two fully funded IVF cycles as a single person. Now the new mum has just celebrated her daughter, Amberley’s first birthday after waiting 20 years to become a parent.
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .