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.
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .