A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .

LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .

A Game of Thrones obsessed couple have fallen in love after meeting at a comic convention dressed as lovestruck characters Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drago .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .