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.
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
