A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school. Meryem Davies, 38, was shamed into losing 10st thanks to her five-year-old son Thomas’ brutal honesty. Now the online shopper at Sainsbury’s from Pontypridd, South Wales, weighs a healthy 10st and is a trim size 10.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .