A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages. Claire Dodd, 41, from Manchester, was left infertile aged 21 after having her fallopian tubes and ovaries removed due to cysts. After years of IVF waiting lists and failed adoption attempts, Claire applied for a grant from Salford Primary Care Trust and won two fully funded IVF cycles as a single person. Now the new mum has just celebrated her daughter, Amberley’s first birthday after waiting 20 years to become a parent.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
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 .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
