Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full.But less than 18 months ago little Kaiya Jackson was clinging to life in a hospital bed, rigged up to countless wires and bravely battling a deadly brain bug.Kaiya, now two, spent her first Christmas in hospital after a severe case of bacterial meningitis ravaged her body and doctors were forced to remove all of her fingers and her right foot just to give her a chance of life again.Then last Christmas, it was reported how little Kaiya was able to enjoy a festive meal for the first time ever using specially adapted cutlery that attaches to her wrist.Now, the determined tot is making new strides after receiving her first prosthetic leg - and her first ever pair of walking shoes.
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A psychology student from California looks so much like Game of Thrones' Jon Snow that he is mobbed by fans of the fantasy show .