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.
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .