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.
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .