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.
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
T 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 Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .
A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .
A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .
A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .