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.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .
A woman has celebrated the end of her marriage to her unfaithful husband by throwing herself a DIVORCE PARTY .
A former waitress who quit serving tables to become a professional Britney lookalike has told how her incredible likeness has earned her £300,000 as a full time doppelganger .