Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half. But for super-sized mum Zeena Macdonald, 37, it was her worst nightmare. At 24 stone and a size 24, the home helper and mum-of-four was so ashamed of her appearance that she shunned date nights in favour of baggy sweatpants and a takeaway in front of the TV. When her husband tired of her excuses and ended their marriage in April 2011, Zeena decided to change her life for good and lost an incredible 13st. Now the former couch potato is a slinky size 10 and has never felt better.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .