A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane.At just 34in tall, little Lexi Drake struggled to get by using even the smallest of white stick’s because it was too big for her tiny body.She is overshadowed by her friends as cute Lexi is the height of a two-year-old because she is one of the few people in the country to be affected by Turner‘s Syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality in which all or part of one of the sex chromosomes is absent.Her mum Anna had taken her to the opticians after she crawled into a table when she was a tot, fearing she may have problems with her eyes. She was told Lexi simply needed glasses, but two weeks later she devastatingly found out her daughter was in fact blind.
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .