Teenager wants a bionic arm to get into military

Paige Cox is raising funds for a bionic arm

A 17-year-old girl is fundraising for a bionic arm so that she can try and get accepted for military service

Paige Cox from Wivielscombe in Somerset was born without a right hand and enjoys playing cricket and is a member of her local army cadet group.

Ms Cox has been deferred by the military once before so is now fundraising for a bionic arm. While it will not guarantee her a military career, it will increase her chances according to her family.

"It would make daily tasks easier. I often struggle with quite a few things. Having it would take a pressure off," Ms Cox said.

Ms Cox said she "loves cricket" and is a Somerset fan

As an army cadet, she applied to be in the military, but was rejected for having one arm.

She said she "didn't feel great" about the rejection, so she decided to try and get a bionic arm.

"It would make holding weapons easier, would make exercises easier, setting up tents, stuff like that," Ms Cox said.

Ms Cox' dad John Cox, said: "I'm ex-military myself. It was disappointing that they wouldn't entertain the idea of more administrative roles, it was a straight no. I thought they could have been a bit more progressive."

He added that he thought it was "amazing" that his daughter had decided to raise funds for a bionic arm.