A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her. While most children dream of a white Christmas, eight-year-old Lola Dyer, dreads the chilly days. The schoolgirl suffers from a condition called cold urticaria and being outside for just a few minutes leaves her with painful rashes all over her body. The allergy is so bad it has even landed her in hospital after she developed breathing difficulties.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .
THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .