A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure. Hellen Ellis, 40, from Rowley Regis, West Midlands, once ate 14 packets of cheese and onion crisps per day, but says she never realised how big she was until she took a photograph with the former Take That singer at his ‘Since I saw You Last’ tour in April 2014. Shocked into action by the unflattering selfie, the size 30 supermarket sales assistant underwent a gastric bypass and has dropped an astonishing nine dress sizes to a size 12.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .