Little Ayda Louden, aged four, suffers with the debilitating illness that shortens life by causing lung damage, diabetes and liver disease.

Sophie Barr, 25, didn’t think twice about putting herself forward for the transplant when no donor was available despite a one in 200 chance of not making it through the operation.

Lynn Hart's eyes were swollen shut for days and she was covered in bruises after a vicious beating from her boyfriend of three years, David Harrison.

Lynn Stoker, 62, was found in possession of the malnourished and mistreated animals at her ramshackle property in Northumberland last year.

Joanne Foster said her children, who are aged between three and 14, wake up "absolutely freezing" after they pitched up the tent last month.

Shocking footage shows the moment the 79-year-old victim was pounced on as she walked on the path before dragging her down the street.

Clarice Crothers, 18, reported her former partner to police claiming he was harassing her and her family with threatening messages.

Ethan Lewis was pulled out of class and made to take all his lessons under the supervision of his form tutor after he went back to school after summer with the extreme, Native American-style cut.

Malcolm Conlan, 48, has been forced to appeal to the public to help pay the bills after undergoing an emergency operation which left him unable to do his job and provide for his family.

Sean Dudden, 49, is on a mission to clear all the plastic from the river that flows through his town - which is just half a mile of water.

Danielle Robberts, 28, parked her Renault Clio Dynamique overnight at the Manor House in Dawlish, Devon, on September 3.

A man has been jailed for four months after 41 animals were found in terrible conditions at his home.

Liz Brewster, 73, popped to her local garden centre but instead of buying flowers, ended up spending a month in hospital with severe memory loss.

Tanya Williams is pleading for help to save her son, Rhys, who is losing hope having suffered a rare life-limiting and agonising skin condition since he was born.

Pint-sized captain in the making, Jacob Newson conquered the 2,277 foot high Pen-y-Ghent mountain, one of the biggest peaks in Yorkshire, with his ex-forces veteran dad Andrew.

Porcupette Diablo made friends with little puppy Fig under the watchful eye of surrogate mum Estelle Morgan, who is hand-rearing the spiny little critter because he got rejected by his mum.

Phoebe Rose, 28, and her big sister, Sophie Thomson, 31, had due dates just one day apart but never imagined that they'd end up giving birth on the same day.

A 27-year-old fashion designer with diabetes could lose her sight and dream career if she can't raise vital funds for groundbreaking treatment to improve her vision. Talented Claire Maria Howell was having the time of her life running her own women's clothing business and travelling the world with her new husband. However, within the last […]

Little Makaela Dancey has performed an adorable act of sisterly love by enduring painful surgery to help stop her sibling from suffering with the disease.

Oscar Payne, six, came up with the novel idea after bursting into tears at seeing animals living in pain and distress.

Andrew Marshall, 36, serves a poultry leg, battered sprouts, carrots, pigs-in-blankets and stuffing - all battered.

Richard Bowie, 39, was stunned by the sight of four bovines scoffing plants and strolling across gravel outside his front window on Sunday (25 Aug).

The toy bunny, known as Mr Nightly, has belonged to 15-year-old India Gillam since she was just two years old, and is with her every night.

Distraught Mandy Parkin, 54, thought she had appendicitis when she first sought help two months ago but was soon told her condition was much more serious.

Mac, aged three years, is an English Springer Spaniel trained by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to go into collapsed buildings to search for casualties.

Thalidomide child Jackie Harper has never let her disability get in the way of adventure and her latest challenge has seen her strapped to a plane going 130mph.

Scott Webber, 28, was looking after daughter Josie, two, when she went upstairs to the bathroom at their home.