Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground. Wearing her leopard print skirt and sparkly pink tights, six year-old Maci's big personality still commands the room- despite the 18-24 months label. The tiny school girl stands at just 99cm tall and weighs less than two stone - the same size as a toddler. Maci, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, suffers from a rare genetic condition called Russell-Silver Syndrome, a form of primordial dwarfism that affects 1 in 100,000 babies.
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
When Louise Steen walked down the aisle, she imagined a perfect future with her older hubby – but her life would soon become a living hell .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .
A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .
Hot Air Balloon tour across Cappadocia, Turkey – With the sun rising in the distance and the spectacular landscapes below, these are the breathtaking views afforded from a hot air balloon flight in Turkey .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .