A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits. Nicole Mealey, now 28, was forced to get a part-time job at university to fund her fatty life-style. And, by the time she graduated in March 2013, her weight had ballooned to 23st. Struggling to find flattering clothes for her size 24 figure, Nicole vowed to shed the weight. Now the pretty brunette weighs 12st 10lbs after slimming down to a svelte size 12.
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
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 .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
Two sisters from Hampshire who suffered botched nose jobs have spent £19 .