STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .

A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .

FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .