Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground. Wearing her leopard print skirt and sparkly pink tights, six year-old Maci's big personality still commands the room- despite the 18-24 months label. The tiny school girl stands at just 99cm tall and weighs less than two stone - the same size as a toddler. Maci, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, suffers from a rare genetic condition called Russell-Silver Syndrome, a form of primordial dwarfism that affects 1 in 100,000 babies.
A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
CONTRACT CANCELLED - DO NOT SYNDICATE!! .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .
WELCOME to the Hidden Beach - the world's most idyllic BOMB SITE .