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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .
A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .
In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .