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
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
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WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
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Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .