A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her. While most children dream of a white Christmas, eight-year-old Lola Dyer, dreads the chilly days. The schoolgirl suffers from a condition called cold urticaria and being outside for just a few minutes leaves her with painful rashes all over her body. The allergy is so bad it has even landed her in hospital after she developed breathing difficulties.
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
