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.
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .