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 LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .