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 THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .