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.
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .