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.
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .