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.
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
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A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
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WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .