A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral. Niamh Wynne, 18, from Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, developed a deadly obsession with calories after learning about them in a GCSE biology lesson. The then-overweight teenager soon became addicted to counting calories and over the next three years shed an astonishing 7st 7lb. At her worst, she weighed just 7st 6lb. A doctor warned her that she would either end up 'in hospital or in a coffin', so her devastated mum began planning her funeral. Now fully recovered, the carer says that almost dying gave her the wakeup call she needed to overcome anorexia.
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
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 .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .