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.
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .