Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .

A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .

CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

A woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .

A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .