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.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
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 German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .