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.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .