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.
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
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WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
