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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .