SINGLE WOMAN GRANTED NHS IVF HAS BABY AFTER 3 MISCARRIAGES

A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages. Claire Dodd, 41, from Manchester, was left infertile aged 21 after having her fallopian tubes and ovaries removed due to cysts. After years of IVF waiting lists and failed adoption attempts, Claire applied for a grant from Salford Primary Care Trust and won two fully funded IVF cycles as a single person. Now the new mum has just celebrated her daughter, Amberley’s first birthday after waiting 20 years to become a parent.

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BRITAIN'S LOST MILITARY HOSPITAL

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Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

WALLABY FEEDS PIGEON

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CHEEKY MONKEY COOLS OFF IN APRIL SHOWERS

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DOG WITH A BONE

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THE F-ANT-ASTIC ARTISTS

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HUNDREDS OF HOT AIR BALLOONS DECORATE TURKISH SKY

HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .

LITTLE OWL WINKS FOR THE CAMERA

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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE BUG KIND

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

SEALED WITH A BUBBLE KISSED

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TUNNELS OF WAVES

With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .

AURORA BOREALIS ILLUMINATES LAPLAND

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