An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs. Despite receiving the meningitis C vaccination as a baby, Kye Vincent was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia earlier this year on Mother’s Day, just six days after his baby sister, Layla was born. The deadly illness ravaged his body and medics were forced to induce him into a coma to give him the best chance of survival. Thankfully, the plucky youngster has battled against the odds and is looking forward to spending Christmas with his family in his new adapted home.
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .