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.
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .