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
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .