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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .