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.
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
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THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
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INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
