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.
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .