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

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .

STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

A man who was stabbed ten times in a frenzied and random attack has told how, two years on, he is too scared to leave his house without his STAB VEST .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .

AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .

If you're ever struggling to find a use for your old VHS tapes you might want to take a tip from this innovative artist .

From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .