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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
