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.
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RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera.
Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3.
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis.
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention.
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight.
A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery.
A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats.
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COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964.
A mother-of-one has revealed how a neighbour’s friend ‘mauled’ her face, leaving her scarred for life.
Magical photos of your baby smiling for the first time are a priceless treasure for many a proud parent.