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.
SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .
DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
Have you ever wanted to emulate the Duchess of Cambridge's style? Well, now there's an app for that .
FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .