A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth. Little Phoebe Whittle was just four weeks old when medics had to battle to save her life from a congenital defect which gave her tiny heart only a third of the oxygen it needed to work. Mum Charlotte 27, and husband Carl, 32, looked on in horror as she failed to breathe normally and turned blue within days of being born. Phoebe had been born with ALCAPA, Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery, that meant the artery to her heart muscle was connected incorrectly, starving it of oxygen.As a result, Phoebe's heart ballooned to twice its size - swelling from the size of a walnut to the size of an apple. But incredibly, the tiny tot - dubbed 'Braveheart' by her proud parents, made a stunning recovery following groundbreaking surgery at Alder Hey Children's Hospital
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .