A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses. While Georgina Crook had always been overweight, she was never bullied at school, never heard a cruel comment in passing and enjoyed a loving relationship with her husband.She had always been popular with her friends and, while she admits clothes shopping was a "nightmare", her ever-increasing weight not once posed a problem.But when her eight-year-old son Daniel begged her to join her on a bike ride after receiving a cycle for Christmas, Georgina had a sudden wake-up call.At 21st she was simply too big to physically fit on a bicycle seat and she knew then that she needed to do something about her size
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .